A voice teacher analyzes Karen Carpenter’s singing: I would describe her voice much more simply: “like velvet.” Or “like syrup; like honey.” But he is far more astute, pointing out all the shadings and change-ups that the rest of us … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a revised and updated version of a post I wrote over seven years ago, based on Allan Bloom’s book published in 1987.] I’ve written before about Allan Bloom’s masterful The Closing of the American Mind, published … Continue reading →
Today is Thomas Sowell’s 90th birthday, and I want to wish him a happy one. Sowell may also be happy today that he’s been retired for several years, because chronicling our current mess is not fun, although I would dearly … Continue reading →
Recommended, especially the first half hour or so:
Continue reading →[NOTE: The following is a somewhat revised version of a post that has appeared previously on this blog.] Unbelievable that it’s been eleven years since commenter FredHJr died suddenly and tragically. As time passes, the number of readers here who … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here’s my attempt to tackle the question of what may have sparked Judge Sullivan’s behavior in the Flynn case. It’s probably going to be a two-parter, of which this is the first installment. So, what’s going on here? Let … Continue reading →
You may have seen the clip elsewhere already, because it’s all around the right side of the blogosphere. But here are the closing moments from new WH press secretary Kaleigh McEnany’s press conference yesterday: “Prepared” doesn’t even begin to describe … Continue reading →
I’m referring to the idea that differences of opinion about politics are okay, and people can love one another despite them. Here’s what I’m talking about: On Twitter, the Ohio-born singer [who was the lead singer of the rock group … Continue reading →
Simone de Beauvoir and her even-more-famous lover Jean-Paul Sartre, darlings of feminists and the left, were loathsome characters in their personal lives as well in their politics, despite the heroic and self-aggrandizing legends they took great pains to establish. When … Continue reading →
A great loss. Among the tributes listed there I think the one I like best is by Boris Johnson: “We have lost the greatest modern conservative thinker – who not only had the guts to say what he thought but … Continue reading →
British royals Meghan and Harry must have gotten tired of all those ceremonies: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex delivered the announcement on Wednesday that they plan to reduce their roles in the royal family, split their time between the … Continue reading →
One aspect of Suleimani’s killing is what it says about the extent of our intelligence about the Iranians’ coming and goings. Someone – or some technology – had to have had “eyes” on Suleimani and been able to pinpoint his … Continue reading →