Here’s some information on the new suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack: Anis Amri, 23, from Tataouine, Tunisia left his home seven years ago according to his father and travelled to Europe as an illegal immigrant. Amri, who has … Continue reading →
This clip from a recent interview with Henry Kissinger is interesting on several levels. One of them is that Kissinger is still alive. But actually, he’s “only” 93. I would have thought him to be 193, since he seemed old … Continue reading →
The 23-year-old Pakistini recent asylum seeker who is in police custody as a suspect in the Christmas market attack may not be the right man. Police aren’t saying exactly why they think he isn’t the perp, except that he’s denying … Continue reading →
A truck plowed into a crowd of Christmas shoppers, killing 9 and injuring 50. This is the new pattern of low-tech terror attacks: knives or vehicles, weapons found easily by almost anyone: A man was arrested on suspicion of being … Continue reading →
…is done: …[T]he representatives designated to cast ballots in accordance with their states’ Nov. 8 decision mostly adhered to the results of the election. With several states still voting, Trump had 304 votes and Hillary Clinton had 169. It takes … Continue reading →
Now that President Obama’s second and last term is about to come to an end, I’ve seen an increasing number of adoring essays such as this one, subtitled “Our outgoing leader brought out the best in all of us”: The … Continue reading →
Usually when the Electoral College votes for president, it’s a non-event. Today it’s a much bigger deal. Not in terms of the vote itself, the result of which is a foregone conclusion, but in terms of the ongoing propaganda war … Continue reading →
The scene was an opening in an art gallery. The perpetrator, according to some initial reports (this is a breaking story), was a police officer with a message: According to Sky News, the attacker shouted: “We made an oath to … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →“Fancy Free” was one of Jerome Robbins’ earliest most successful and appealing ballets—and since he’s choreographed many successful and appealing ballets, that says a lot. I’ve been looking for some footage of the original cast from 1944, and I’m happy … Continue reading →
So many of Trump’s appointments have raised a furor that it’s hard to keep up with the din. But a particularly interesting one that I haven’t written about yet is David Friedman as ambassador to Israel. Friedman is most definitely … Continue reading →
If you want a glimpse into the minds of people who feel themselves oh-so-smart but seem unable and unwilling to learn a thing, read this article wherein a group composed of “two of America’s preeminent scholars on American history” plus … Continue reading →