Yesterday Ace linked to an article reporting on a study that appears to be saying saturated fat is good for you. The subtitle at the report’s link indicates that the research “overturned previously accepted wisdom.” Actually, not really. First of … Continue reading →
We have Rex Tillerson, of course, at State. Is there trouble ahead from conservatives over Tillerson’s confirmation? Then there’s Rick Perry (‘member him?) for Energy Secretary (by unofficial report, anyway). He said terrible things about Trump but then came on … Continue reading →
…the name of Trump’s Secretary of State. I have a feeling that it’s going to be Rex Tillerson, if only because that’s the name that’s been leaked all over the place. The only thing that would give me any doubt … Continue reading →
John Fund opines on the surprisingly conservative makeup of Trump’s picks so far: “This is a more conservative cabinet than Reagan assembled in 1980,” says Ed Feulner, a key Trump transition adviser. As president of the Heritage Foundation at the … Continue reading →
…is the new meme. Discussion of the idea that Russian hackers tried to influence the US election in Trump’s favor and may even be responsible for Trump’s victory has certainly taken over Memeorandum. So, what does this idea rest on? … Continue reading →
Don’t ask me why—but after skimming some gossipy clickbait article somewhere about Australian model Elle Mcpherson, I decided to look up one of her ex-partners and the father of her two children, Arpad Busson. Maybe it was the name “Arpad”; … Continue reading →
[Please scroll down for new posts, and plenty of them.] You can solve most of your gift-giving dilemmas by turning to that online colossus, Amazon. And if you use those widgets on my right sidebar to click through for all … Continue reading →
I’ve seen the wonderful Balanchine ballet “Concerto Barocco” many times, but never with Suzanne Farrell, one of the greats. Despite the poor quality of the footage of her in the video later in this post, it is extraordinary to watch. … Continue reading →
An astounding discovery: A dinosaur tail fragment preserved in amber has been found in northern Myanmar, according to National Geographic. This remarkable, 99-million-year-old specimen was found by a team of researchers led by China University of Geosciences paleontologist Lida Xing, … Continue reading →
Today I thought that this post would be a quickie. Merkel. Ban the veil. A little fisking of the Bloomberg editorial. Over and out. About 1500 words and an hour and a half later I was disabused of that notion. … Continue reading →
Merkel is doing penance for her immigration policy by getting behind the banning of the full-face veil—in other words, the burqa and the niqab. Today there’s an editorial in Bloomberg that states: Pandering to grievances, real or imagined, rarely works. … Continue reading →
The problem on the blog with spam and other comments yesterday has been fixed. Turns out it was actually a problem with the host, and not local to this blog. When glitches like that happen, a blogger never can be … Continue reading →