Robert Mugabe, decades-long dictator of Zimbabwe who was finally deposed in 2017, has died at the age of 95. I refer you to many previous posts I’ve written about him. And I’ll just add a quote from this one: Mugabe’s … Continue reading →
Valerie Harper has died at the age of 80. Harper was absolutely wonderful on the long-term hit “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” as wisecracking sidekick Rhoda. Neither Jewish, nor fat, nor a New Yorker, she played a character who was … Continue reading →
David Koch of the infamous (for a while, anyway) “Koch Brothers” has died at the age of 79. As might be expected, the Times managed to publish a complete fabrication as part of his obituary there. As Steven Hayward writes … Continue reading →
The attack on Obama’s record by some of the more far-left Democratic presidential candidates is unsurprising, despite the fact that Obama is still a highly regarded figure among Democrats. For one thing, they want to take this country much further … Continue reading →
Interesting take, from someone who knew Johnson when. I have no idea whether Steyn’s cynicism is justified in the case of Johnson. But I will say this: with Trump and Johnson, we certainly have larger-than-life personalities.
Continue reading →…and that just a short while ago would have been considered completely acceptable. Not any more. In a discussion with Candace Owens on her show, here’s what actor and TV personality Lopez said: “A lot of weird trends come out … Continue reading →
Broadway giant Harold Prince has died: It is impossible to speak of the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century without invoking Prince’s name. He is associated in some crucial way with a majority of the … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting article about how Virginia Apgar came up with the Apgar scoring system for newborn babies, back in 1952. Till then: There [had been] no routine examination of the newborns’ vital signs and, if there was, the methods … Continue reading →
I’m aware that there are people who say that Mueller’s befuddled performance on Wednesday was all an act. I maintain it was not. He would have to be a thespian of Academy Award-winning skills (and then some) to pull it … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t you like to be a fly on the wall when these two get together in private? Whatever else you might say about them—their similarities and their differences—one thing they share is that both are highly entertaining. Not to their … Continue reading →
Thomas Sowell is one of my favorite writers and thinkers. I’ve written about him many times before. I recommend reading this tribute to Sowell in honor of his 89th birthday, and I especially agree with this: Milton Friedman once said, … Continue reading →
People like the patrician British double agent Kim Philby fascinate me. Are they natural cons who are drawn to the game aspect of spying? Are they True Believers? Psychopaths? Idealists? Narcissists? Some of the above? All of the above? Kim … Continue reading →