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“I’m going to grab your vitals”

The New Neo Posted on August 16, 2025 by neoAugust 16, 2025

I recently had the experience of spending a great deal of time visiting a hospital and a rehab hospital due to the illness of my ex-husband and the fact that I was the only person geographically on the scene. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Language and grammar, Me, myself, and I | 36 Replies

“He that keepeth Israel”

The New Neo Posted on July 19, 2025 by neoJuly 19, 2025

Robert F. Graboyes is a writer I often read, and I recommend this more personal piece he wrote about his beloved recently-deceased wife. RIP. She sounds like a rare and wonderful person, and it sounds as though they had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Poetry, Religion | 36 Replies

AI: I’m so sorry I lied! And I’ll keep lying, because that’s what I do

The New Neo Posted on July 17, 2025 by neoJuly 17, 2025

[Hat tip: Commenter “AesopFan.”] Here’s an astounding encounter with AI, by a writer who asked it to evaluate some of her essays. It offered glowing evaluations, but the writer discovered at some point that it had some of the details … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Language and grammar, Science | 44 Replies

Purposeful misunderstanding: the slogan “Free Palestine”

The New Neo Posted on June 6, 2025 by neoJune 6, 2025

The Boulder firebomber apparently yelled “Free Palestine!” as he hurled flames at his victims. That’s a favorite slogan of the pro-Palestinian movement so au courant among the leftists of America today. And who wouldn’t want people to be free? Leftists … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Jews, Language and grammar, Violence | 32 Replies

No true Scotsman: is MAGA no true conservative?

The New Neo Posted on May 31, 2025 by neoMay 31, 2025

Commenter “Bauxite” writes: What I also see, however, is that MAGA is willing to throw overboard everything that we all professed to believe until about 10 minutes ago now that it is inconvenient to Trump. I don’t know what MAGA … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Politics, Trump | 40 Replies

Democrats cling to imagology

The New Neo Posted on May 28, 2025 by neoMay 28, 2025

The left’s answer to everything seems to be better messaging: “Democrats spending millions to learn how to speak to ‘American Men’ and win back the working class,” the Independent reported today, with party leaders holed up “in luxury hotel rooms … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Literature and writing, Politics | Tagged Milan Kundera | 13 Replies

I feel like venting my spleen

The New Neo Posted on February 22, 2025 by neoFebruary 22, 2025

As soon as I typed that title, I started thinking that you don’t often hear people talk about venting their spleens anymore. In fact, I began to wonder, did I ever hear it? Or did I merely read it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, History, Language and grammar, Me, myself, and I | 43 Replies

The words “dictator” and “fascist” mean whatever the left says they mean …

The New Neo Posted on February 4, 2025 by neoFebruary 4, 2025

… and the Humpty Dumpty left says they mean “Trump.” And why do I call them the “Humpty Dumpty left”? This is why: `And only ONE for birthday presents, you know. There’s glory for you!’ `I don’t know what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Liberty, Trump | 52 Replies

Tom Homan means business

The New Neo Posted on January 22, 2025 by neoJanuary 22, 2025

He does indeed: Watch Dana Bash do a double-take in shock and horror as Tom Homan explains to her that an illegal alien doesn’t have to be convicted of a serious crime to face deportation. Amazing stuff. pic.twitter.com/QdNAgOhyEe — Bonchie … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Language and grammar, Law | Tagged Tom Homan | 47 Replies

Obama’s “permission structures” seem to have gone awry

The New Neo Posted on December 20, 2024 by neoDecember 20, 2024

Commenter “Dax” and others have pointed out this piece in Tablet by David Samuels entitled “Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment: How Barack Obama built an omnipotent thought-machine, and how it was destroyed.” It’s very long, and quite a few bloggers are writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Health care reform, Iran, Language and grammar, Obama, Press | 40 Replies

Can’t we all just get along?

The New Neo Posted on October 31, 2024 by neoOctober 31, 2024

From the one and only Babylon Bee: “Listen up, you Nazis. Here’s the deal,” Biden said. “Dangerous, inflammatory rhetoric has no place in our political discourse. That’s why I’m calling on all of Donald Trump’s nasty, disgusting, disease-infested, Hitler-loving, supporters … Continue reading →

Posted in Biden, Election 2024, Language and grammar, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Me, myself, and I | 34 Replies

Whatever happened to that old-fashioned word, “defeat”?

The New Neo Posted on September 25, 2024 by neoSeptember 25, 2024

Now we have “extinguish”: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo accused Trump of spreading “another lie” about Harris during an interview on MSNBC Tuesday. But what was really shocking was her chilling choice of words. “How did we get here?” Raimondo asked, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, Language and grammar, Trump, Violence | 35 Replies

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