…Time’s wingéd chariot hurrying near… As I get older, it increasingly seems to me that the world divides itself into two kinds of people. There are those who look back and say, “I’ve had a good life and wouldn’t change … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. I think it’s always timely, and certainly is timely now. I came across a reference to Anne’s famous statement recently in an essay on the Hamas attack of October 7, and … Continue reading →
That’s a headline I never thought I’d be writing. But when the news that Hamas had beheaded Israeli babies first came out, many many people tried to claim it was untrue. Apparently it has now been verified by many reporters … Continue reading →
I’ve been covering the Hamas massacre since it happened, and it touches on something very deep that goes back to childhood terrors. When I see or hear the suffering it is sickening. I wish it were fiction, but it’s not. … Continue reading →
They’re back. Or actually, they never left: As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race, I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market Place. Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall, … Continue reading →
Commenter “huxley” asks an excellent question, and then answers it: I understand it’s not a priority in conservative circles to wonder WTF happened to the Left. But, as an ex-leftist, I do. Exactly how did the Left swivel away from … Continue reading →
I often see remarks such as that of commenter “Wendy Brown,” who writes (the first sentence in the comment is a quote from another comment in the thread): “If Trump is the nominee, a large segment of the GOP and … Continue reading →
Commenter “huxley” observes: I wish to interject, as an ex-leftist, that the left is not a group of masterminds calculating their next move as in chess. The left is a complex set of subgroups working in affinity but not top-down. … Continue reading →
I put Oliver Anthony’s song “Rich Men North of Richmond” in Thursday’s “Roundup” post, but I have a lot more to say about it. First, in case you missed it, here’s the song: I also noticed that commenter “huxley” wrote … Continue reading →
Last night I was thinking about shame. When I was growing up, shame was a much-used parental and pedagogic device. Parents commonly called their children “bad,” for example. Teachers purposely made us feel ashamed – not necessarily with the old-fashioned … Continue reading →
I saw this tweet highlighted on Instapundit today: Facial recognition now required for entering and leaving your neighborhood zone in China's 15-minute cities. Citizens are literally living in open-air prisons, where their every move is being watched and judged by … Continue reading →
I’m up to episode number five of Jordan Peterson’s series on the Book of Exodus. It’s on YouTube, and it’s a fascinating in-depth analysis of the Biblical story in tremendous detail, along with philosophical and even political ramifications. I haven’t … Continue reading →