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 →
… 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 →