The administration reports that some ISIS fighters have returned to the US. But not to worry—they’re being monitored by the FBI. I’ve already stated what I think should be done with these people. I don’t think the administration is contemplating … 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 →
The fact that 16-year-olds are voting in today’s Scotland referendum was news to me, and I think of sufficient interest to warrant a post of its own. I was surprised, but shouldn’t have been. It’s a logical extension of trends … Continue reading →
Supposedly the danger had been proven, and that’s why a lot of states had banned cell phone use while driving. So, the accident rate went down as the phone use declined, right? Wrong. And no one knows why. Observers notice … Continue reading →
Now that Ted Cruz has suggested that Americans who fight with ISIS be stripped of citizenship, there’s been a spate of articles questioning whether this is legal, such as this one at Hot Air. And at American Thinker, Rick Moran … Continue reading →
And we shouldn’t call them that. I had started a draft for a post on this very subject, but Michael Walsh has covered the ground so well that there’s no need for me to do a full court press on … Continue reading →
The Democrats have a plan, according to Marc Ambinder: Go big on immigration [through Obama’s executive action]. Wait for the GOP counter-reaction. Quietly pray for the government to get shut down. Use it like a cattle prod to wake voters … Continue reading →
…why speculate on an audio that hasn’t even been confirmed yet as authentic? Of course, that didn’t stop CNN from airing it. The cable news coverage of Michael Brown’s killing has exceeded in scale even the treatment of the Zimmerman … Continue reading →
Who knew the IRS was so playful? And that hide-and-seek would be their favorite game? After all—you just try playing it with them, and see how far it gets you. Nevertheless, the revelations just keep coming: We all know by … Continue reading →
Here he goes again. According to Andrew McCarthy: Simply stated, it is impermissible for federal investigations to be commenced in the absence of colorable suspicion based on solid evidence. Yet, despite the absence of any suggestion that Darren Wilson is … Continue reading →
Or something like that. Yesterday the WaPo featured a wordy piece devoted to Darren Wilson’s dysfunctional family of origin, and the racial and other problems in the police force he used to work for, difficulties that seem to have had … Continue reading →
The Michael Brown case has become a cause célé¨bre, much like the Zimmerman case in the scope of its fame and even worse in the extent of civil unrest it has caused. The Brown case has many other things in … Continue reading →