…ye shall know them. Sort of, anyway. According to Saleno Zito in the Washington Examiner: Obama’s books defined his public image in a large part because the political class gushed and plowed their way through his words for insights into … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited version of a previous post.] I have a confession to make: I’m not extraordinarily fond of New Years Eve. Oh, back when I was a very little kid I remember liking it very much indeed. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a previous post.] This year Chanukah began on Christmas Eve. But since it has eight days, I still get a chance to wish you a happy one—tonight is the very last night … Continue reading →
Angela Merkel tried to have it both ways in her New Year’s message to the German people. First, she talked about the terrorist threat: Islamist terrorism is the biggest challenge facing Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in her New … Continue reading →
Here’s the story: A Mexican man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on a Greyhound bus that traveled through Kansas had been deported 10 times and voluntarily removed from the U.S. another nine times since 2003, records obtained by The … Continue reading →
There’s a big mystery under the Antarctic ice: Scientists believe a massive object that could change our understanding of history is hidden beneath the Antarctic ice. The huge and mysterious “anomaly” is thought to be lurking beneath the frozen wastes … Continue reading →
This from Putin, in response to Obama’s sanctions on Russia, has got to hurt: We regard the recent unfriendly steps taken by the outgoing US administration as provocative and aimed at further weakening the Russia-US relationship. … Although we have … Continue reading →
A great many people seem to be noting that John Kerry is going out as he came in. I mentioned it yesterday, and Jim Geraghty noted it as well: John Kerry ends his long career in politics the same way … Continue reading →
…who are the ones most akin to Nazis in this story? Café 8 ½ in Honolulu, Hawaii, is facing harsh criticism for hanging a sign on its front door that tells voters who cast their ballot for President-elect Donald Trump … Continue reading →
…is that several political careers are now over. Hillary Clinton’s. Barack Obama’s—although he apparently intends to continue his political activism, and others are begging him (and Democrats) to drop their usual benevolent kindness towards their opponents and finally take the … Continue reading →
…one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Carrie Fisher’s death came as a shock because she had not been ill until experiencing cardiac arrest during a flight, and at 60 she was still relatively young. Afterwards, on … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Esther.”] There once was a candidate named Barack Obama. He was a breath of fresh air. He promised a lot of things. He promised hope and change. And he promised this: That was from a speech that … Continue reading →