Commenter “Yawrate” writes: I think it’s important to make a distinction between Dem leftists and Dem liberals. The leftists are destructive and driven by a need for power and they gin up support from many aggrieved leftist useful idiots that … Continue reading →
It’s often said – at least on the right – that the Hunter/Joe Biden scandal is worse than Watergate. Agreed. It’s worse in terms of what almost certainly happened, but it’s also worse in another way: the suppression of the … Continue reading →
Border collies are attractive dogs – but there’s a limit. If a person wants to be one, for example, I think we can safely say that a line has been crossed. I first saw the story at Instapundit, with the … Continue reading →
As most of you probably know, I’ve been busy editing Gerard’s book. Quite a task, and one of my activities has been to find appropriate photos that are not copyrighted. In line with one of the essays, I’ve looked for … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I wrote about the “Fast Car” brouhaha involving the Luke Combs cover version two days ago. That sparked further thoughts – thus, this post.] The strength of the song “Fast Car” is due in no small part to its … Continue reading →
I was going to make the following video an open thread. But then I realized that I had so much to say about it that it seemed to merit a regular post instead. First, the video: Boy, did that bring … Continue reading →
France has got its troubles: The western Paris suburb of Nanterre, where 17-year-old Nahel M. was killed by police, is one of many municipalities to call off their annual Bastille Day fireworks displays for fear of further unrest. “We can’t … Continue reading →
I’m not sure that “internalized misogyny” is the correct term for the self-hatred of her own womanhood that Elliot Page, the former Ellen Page, reveals in her memoir. But whatever you call it, it’s something very toxic, and I think … Continue reading →
I’ve finally done some actual work on Gerard’s book – using the Amazon self-publishing platform, which my research points to as the most user-friendly. However, there’s still a steep and rather tedious learning curve there, and so I’m nowhere near … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post from many many years ago. It was written in the springtime during a visit to New York City. Reading it now, it seems almost archaic in certain ways.] I’ve been visiting … Continue reading →
Ari Kaufman of The Lid says no, and that those who think so are just being nostalgic: Americans have always longed for the “good old days.” The problem is that most can’t define when or what constitutes those good old … Continue reading →
I’m too old to have watched Mr. Rogers as a child. But as I watched him forty years ago with my own child, I found some of his messages a little obscure. For example, there was the song that follows, … Continue reading →