No, I haven’t read the newly-released files. That would be quite a task. But as I already indicated, I am nearly certain that they will reveal little of note, and yet that people wedded to the various and sundry conspiracy … Continue reading →
I suggest they stroll down memory lane with me if they’re old enough – or take a look at a vignette from history if they’re not old enough. I bring you (drum roll please) that wily old showman, Nikita Khrushchev. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Today is Presidents’ Day, and this is a repeat of a previous post.] I’m not that old, but pedagogical practices in my youth seem absolutely archaic compared to whatever passes for education these days. For starters, we had Washington’s … Continue reading →
For decade upon decade, the Palestinian terrorist groups and the Palestinian leadership have been masters of both propaganda in general and psychological warfare in particular. It it wasn’t for that fact, they would probably have very few sympathizers in the … Continue reading →
Now it isn’t pretty young women who are being released, but middle-aged civilian men. The hostages returned today are described here: The day began in Deir al-Balah in Gaza, where Hamas handed the hostages– Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and … Continue reading →
Remember? Trump said he’d be a dictator, but only on day one, drilling and closing the border. During the campaign, the left parlayed that into the idea that Trump will be an actual dictator, and that he’s so bold and … Continue reading →
Funerals make strange seatfellows: Former President Barack Obama casually and amiably chats with Adolf Hitler as the latter is set to assume power in 11 days, end American democracy, and impose a white nationalist dictatorship. https://t.co/4tbj46yVk8 — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) … Continue reading →
A sort-of goodbye, anyway. Trudeau is retiring as head of the party and then once the party figures out who his replacement might be he will resign as PM as well. Or something like that: From [a] Canadian friend: He’s … Continue reading →
I’ll start with RIP, as well as the observation that I voted for him twice. And yet I think he did a lot of harm as president. The harm was not driven by animus towards America, however; it was just … Continue reading →
Like most people of a certain age, I remember where I was: in school. I found out piecemeal – first that someone had shot at him, then that he was injured, then that he was dead. Then all the rest. … Continue reading →
This is about the discovery: The partial remains of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine are believed to have been found on the slopes of Mount Everest, a century after he died alongside his fellow British climber George Mallory while attempting – or … Continue reading →
It was a long long time ago – perhaps fifty years ago – when I first heard the claim that Christopher Columbus was Jewish. In the intervening years I’ve also read that it’s not so. But that’s why it was … Continue reading →