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 →
… although it’s not officially till Monday. But October 12 is the real day, and it’s the one we celebrated when I was a child and before holidays were moved to Mondays. I recently listened to a series on Columbus … Continue reading →
I was surprised to read last night that Ethel Kennedy, widow of RFK and mother of RFK Jr., had died at ninety-six – but that was only because I had not realized that she was still alive. Ninety-six is old … Continue reading →
Carter is the first president to reach centenarian status. I’ve written about Carter in many previous posts: in this one I compare Carter and Biden, in this one I discuss Carter’s role in the rise of Iran’s mullahtocracy, this one’s … Continue reading →
I guess it’s time for me to tackle the Tucker Carlson brouhaha involving the soapbox he gave to previously-obscure WWII “historian” Darryl Cooper, who appears to suffer from a bad case of CDS. That’s Churchill Derangement Syndrome. You can read … Continue reading →
Here’s a tweet I saw that refers to the Arab Bedouin Israeli hostage who was held by Hamas and recently rescued by the IDF: I wonder if the Jew-haters will pause for a moment to realize the effort Israel put … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting piece by Robert Graboyes, who calls attention to this NY Times article from last February which discussed a poll taken at the end of 2023, in which 154 political scientists ranked the U.S. presidents in terms of … Continue reading →
When I was a child, my playmates bickered a lot. One of the most common rejoinders I remember from those days was bounces off me and sticks to you, an annoying reversal that my verbal adversaries would use when valid … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 80th 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 →
In a post from last Friday, I wrote on the attitude of many people about the Palestine/Israel conflict and the prospects for peace. The people I’m describing are not the rabid, vicious demonstrators who chant “from the river to the … Continue reading →
Joe Lieberman was 82 years old: Joe Lieberman, a longtime senator from Connecticut who became the first Jewish American to be nominated on a major party’s ticket, died Wednesday. He was 82. Lieberman’s family stated that he died “due to … Continue reading →