Last night my computer suddenly refused to go to a huge number of sites, including this blog, memeorandum, RealClearPolitics, and StatCounter. But none of those sites were down, because I could get them easily on my cell phone. What’s more, … Continue reading →
This ad aired last night during the Oscars, sponsored by the NY Times: I’ve been blogging for over twelve years, and a great many of my posts have been devoted to uncovering the misstatements, twistings and shadings of the truth, … Continue reading →
This Oscar error wasn’t noticed by so many people. But to Jan Chapman, it was a bit of a shock: Janet Patterson, an Australian costume designer and four-time Oscar nominee (“The Piano,” “Portrait of a Lady,” “Oscar and Lucinda” and … Continue reading →
Blame it on Bonnie and Clyde (aka Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty) in their dotage. Blame it on the Russians, who must have hacked the thing. Because the f-up at the end of the Oscars—the climax, as it were—was monumental. … Continue reading →
The Oscars are being held tomorrow. I can understand why a lot of people might not want to watch them: the self-satisfied political posturing, the paucity of good movies, the windy acceptance speeches, and the sleaziness of what passes for … Continue reading →
The seven countries in Trump’s immigration EO have yielded not only many arrests for terrorism (unbeknownst to the court, apparently), but one completed of act of terrorism that was extremely high profile. It’s puzzling that this one has been so … Continue reading →
The other day I was reminded by commenter “AesopFan” of this article from last spring: “[Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor Ben] Rhodes, 38, said in the article that it was easy to shape a favorable impression of the proposed (Iran) … Continue reading →
If you do, you can enter the competition, which begins soon: The Dept. of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends on issuing a solicitation in electronic format on or about March 6, 2017 for the design and build … Continue reading →
Today I happened across this article featuring an interview with Harvard psychiatry professor Staci Gruber, who issues some warnings about the legalization of marijuana: There is an awful lot that we don’t know. What we do know primarily comes from … Continue reading →
“Two Different Worlds” was a love song from the 50s about lovers from different backgrounds who were going to beat the odds and make it work. Looking at the news lately, the phrase pops into my head—but not in the … Continue reading →
This report in Politico plays on the right’s fears that the GOP Congress will never do much about Obamacare: Former House Speaker John Boehner predicted on Thursday that a full repeal and replace of Obamacare is “not going to happen.” … Continue reading →
This article by Lee Smith seems to be about two things that are loosely related. The first is the likelihood that, with the “Trump is Russia’s puppet” story, there’s no there there. But it’s the second I want to write … Continue reading →