The art of age
Leonard Cohen is a songwriter, and a very successful one at that. But he was a poet first. He’s old, too—if 79 can be called “old” these days. Accordingly, the style and content of his songs have changed over the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Literature and writing
Hey, let’s have more government involvement in health care
Because it’s working out so well. It occurs to me that the category “health care reform,” which I created on this blog in 2009 and have since assigned to this post and to over three hundred others, seems more and … Continue reading →
Freedom of speech and the PC-crowd: whatever happened to the leftists of the 60s?
Ace has a great article about the recent suspension of Phil Robertson and the firing of Justine Sacco because of non-PC speech: A&E has the right to fire or suspend Robertson. So what? The argument is not about what people … Continue reading →
Liberty, equality, security
[BUMPED UP] Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” observes: “In my lifetime I never thought I would see anything like this,” said [commenter] Mythx. Oh, me too. In the early 1980s one of my law professors (wish I could remember which one) cautioned … Continue reading →
Whither Las Vegas and Atlantic City?
Will Vegas and Atlantic City go the way of Detroit? With the proliferation of other, more convenient and less-centralized gambling venues, the two cities may be doomed. Already, more than half the homes in Las Vegas are under water—and I’m … Continue reading →
Why lie when it’s so obvious that you’re lying?
America heard Obama promise unequivocally, with no caveats or qualifications, that if you liked your health plan you could keep it, if you liked your doctor you could keep your doctor. Period. So why would he say something as absurd … Continue reading →
David Horowitz: come back to tell you all
To say: “I am Lazarus, come from the dead, Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all”— ———–T.S. Eliot: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock David Horowitz has written a new book, although it doesn’t have … Continue reading →
Obamacare: imagology meets reality?
It may well be that what’s been going on lately with Obamacare is that imagology has met reality. Before the rollout, everything was theoretical. Even now, almost everything is a prediction and projection about what we think will happen. But … Continue reading →
In praise of memorizing poetry
[NOTE: Here’s a post I first wrote in 2005. It’s a favorite of mine.] I think it may be a lost pedagogical device, but when I was in grade school, we were forced by our teachers (mostly elderly women, as … Continue reading →
RIP Tom Clancy
Today we have the sad news that best-selling blockbuster author Tom Clancy has died of undisclosed causes at the age of 66. I must admit I never read any of his books; it’s just not my style of reading matter. … Continue reading →
Different cars, different worlds
I’ve got a new post up at PJ’s Lifestyle section. The topic: driving the Model T versus driving the cars of today. Not about politics at all. Okay, maybe just a little.
Continue reading →An American Bride in Kabul
Phyllis Chesler’s new book, An American Bride in Kabul, is described and recommended by John Hinderaker at Powerline. Sounds interesting. Nothing like personal experience to drive a point home.
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