The book The Nazi Seizure of Power sounds like a fascinating read. From one of the customer reviews at Amazon: …[The Nazis] were masterful at marketing at the local level. They tailored their messages to the specific audiences they were … Continue reading →
This piece by Ezra Klein may describe the way the power of Congress used to work. But it certainly isn’t the way it’s worked during the Obama administration. How is Klein wrong? Let me count the ways. One: The real … Continue reading →
…but they continue to be labeled right-wing by leftists with an agenda who would like to disavow them and tell the right “bounces off me and sticks to you.” Daniel Hannan attempts to correct the record: On 16 June 1941, … Continue reading →
Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” send me a link to this article by Megan McArdle about the influence of elite insiders on the making of policy recommendations and explaining the rationale behind them to the public. Worth reading. I want to highlight … Continue reading →
Today I have a very busy day and evening ahead—and, perhaps fortunately for me, I plan to be out enjoying myself when Obama gives his address tonight. Some of you may choose to watch, because it promises to be a … Continue reading →
We’ve been waiting for this for quite some time, haven’t we? For months Obama has been saying, “I’m gonna do it, I’m really gonna do it—unless of course you give me what I want.” He even told us the timing; … Continue reading →
WHO director Margaret Chan said yesterday that the current ebola epidemic is “the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times.” On the one hand, I’m happy that WHO is taking the outbreak very seriously. On the other hand, … Continue reading →
Africa is a beautiful place, they say. The cradle of humankind, mecca for animal lovers, exotic and wild, with spectacular scenery. Ridden with disease, violence, poverty, and corruption. There’s no dearth of possible culprits to blame: bad luck, bad climate, … Continue reading →
There were two institutions that commanded towering respect and trust—amounting almost to reverence—in my youth: NASA and the Secret Service. NASA lost its good reputation almost three decades ago, with the Challenger disaster and the agency’s bad decisions that were … Continue reading →
This is not good news: The Ebola virus is spreading exponentially in Liberia, the World Health Organization said, predicting thousands of new cases there in the coming weeks. The agency said Monday the number of new Liberian cases is moving … Continue reading →
If you’re the superstitious type, thirteen is an ominous number. But we don’t need superstition to feel bad about what’s been going on in the world lately. For a few years not all that long ago, the threat of terrorism … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s post on the percentage of Jews in Germany prior to WWII (about .75%) engendered a few questions in the comments section that I figured were interesting enough that they deserved a post of their own. First we have “matthew49,” … Continue reading →