Most readers here know I pretty much can’t stand Jeb Bush. I don’t mean personally; no doubt he’s a nice man who loves his wife and all that. I can’t stand him as a candidate and know no one who … Continue reading →
This Yahoo story about two siblings who came here illegally attempts to play the heartstrings: When Vladimir Gongora arrived in New York City three years ago, he didn’t know his own name. Vladimir was born deaf in the small village … Continue reading →
Meet the new Iran, same as the old Iran: Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, imprisoned in Tehran for more than 14 months, has been convicted in an espionage trial that ended in August, Iranian state television reported. News of a … Continue reading →
Just a little computer glitch. Not to worry: The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Crime Stoppers reportedly are offering cash rewards for any information that helps capture a convicted killer who was accidentally released from prison last week. Benjueil … Continue reading →
…and why someone like Trump, who emphasizes it, has gained so much traction with that. People are angry at stories like this one, in which the illegal immigrant is presented as being a poor, beleaguered person (in this case a … Continue reading →
This is a case of deception, love, and sex (not an unusual trio) that has caused a lot of startled and skeptical reactions. You may have to concentrate a bit to follow it at first: A woman accused of pretending … Continue reading →
There has been so much news lately that it’s hard to keep up with it, much less write about every topic that I consider vitally important and/or entertaining and/or amusing and/or inspiring and on which I have something to say. … Continue reading →
In all the verbiage about Kim Davis’ refusal to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples and her subsequent jail sentence, there’s been a great deal of muddled thinking as well as a great many accusations. The best article I’ve … Continue reading →
Andrew McCarthy has not been a fan of Corker-Menendez, to say the least. Today he has an article in National Review that lucidly explains how the bill can be taken to its logical conclusion by living up to its provisions, … Continue reading →
By now you’ve probably all read the story of Kim Davis: A federal judge ordered Kim Davis ”” the defiant Kentucky county clerk who has cited her Christian faith in refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples ”” to … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker has written a must-read piece on how a group of lawyers in academia is undermining the fight against terrorists. It’s based on this article by William Bradford: Bradford writes that radical Muslims have targeted “an interconnected ”˜government-media-academic complex’ … Continue reading →
…and Orin Kerr tells us the ways in which the Times has distorted the truth in order to make Thomas look bad (many of the comments there are worth reading, too). Most liberal Democrats long ago absorbed and swallowed whole … Continue reading →