Yesterday several people asked, in the comments of this post, what reason (or excuse) was initially given for the Western Europeans letting in so many third-world immigrants, and whether there had been any explicit reference at the time to the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the eighty-second anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
Democrat Judy Chu is the US House member from California’s 28th District. The other day she was quizzing Bessent and an exchange ensued about whether Trump cares about the American economy as opposed to the Iran War. As part of … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE at end of post.] So, what will happen in Iran – to Iran – this evening? Trump has issued an ultimatum, threatening various things such as that “a whole civilization will die”: Pakistan, which is an intermediary between … Continue reading →
Chavez used to be the darling of the left, back when I was in law school. Now he’s apparently a pariah after being accused – long after his death – of having sexually abused young girls many years ago: The … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Today is Presidents’ Day or Washington’s Birthday – or both – 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 … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited version of a previous post.] His actual birthday, that is. When I was a child, Lincoln had a birthday all his own. Nowadays he’s lumped in with other presidents. And who knows where he’ll be … Continue reading →
I consider that event Ground Zero for the popularization in the US of what one might call conspiracy culture. That’s not the best term for it, because conspiracies sometimes exist and are sometimes real. Maybe I should call it false … Continue reading →
His was one of those lives that really does merit the description “controversial.” Cheney was a former House member when Bush II chose him as VP. Cheney served during 9/11 and during the Afghan and Iraq war years, during which … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. Yesterday, October 12, was the original date of Columbus Day, but today is the last day of the three-day holiday.] The stock of Christopher Columbus has fallen in recent years as … Continue reading →
Sometimes I think things have changed dramatically for the worse since I was a child. And I do believe that’s true – of some things. But sometimes I think there are aspects of human nature – and of left and … Continue reading →
Commenter “Niketas Choniates” writes: Instapundit today links to a debunking of a conspiracy theory that Charlie Kirk was shot at close range with a gun disguised as a cell phone. I have to say I have no idea what to … Continue reading →