President Trump has chosen William Barr to be his next attorney general. My first reaction was: Bill Barr? Is he still alive? The answer, obviously, is “yes, very much alive”—and he’s not even all that old at 68. Barr was … Continue reading →
…and “was celebrated with high praise and loving humor.” It’s no surprise that his former enemies on the left are saying nice things about him now, because as Michael Goodwin points out, the only good Republican is a dead one, … Continue reading →
The 41st president of the US, George Herbert Walker Bush, has died. There’s no surprise there. He was 94 years old, had been in failing health for many years, and had lost his wife of 73 years, Barbara, just eight … Continue reading →
Orphanages have gotten a bad press for quite some time, but here’s a corrective that points out how often orhpanages have been either good experiences for their residents, or at least far better than many of the alternatives. Adoptive and … Continue reading →
…reportedly is in trouble. Some of it is connected with “the recommendation of the Israeli national police anti-corruption unit that Netanyahu be indicted on charges of corruption and influence-peddling.” There are several possible charges. Also, in view of recent events … Continue reading →
Here’s an interview of Camille Paglia appearing in Quilette. The entire thing is worth reading, but here’s one of her most interesting statements [emphasis mine]: As an atheist, I have argued that if religion is erased, something must be put … Continue reading →
Ruth Bader Ginsburg took a spill: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, fractured three ribs in a fall in her office Wednesday night, according to a statement from the Supreme Court’s public information office. “Tests showed that she fractured … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please see Part I here.] I ended Part I in the following way: …accusing Soros of being a “formenter of social dissent” and an “agitator funding and masterminding protest” is simply the truth about Soros. If it’s the truth, … Continue reading →
Samuel Abrams is a Sarah Lawrence professor who has had the audacity to write about the lack of intellectual diversity among faculty and administrators on today’s college campuses, and of course the SJWs don’t like it and think he should … Continue reading →
I find this article to be a fascinating exploration of the mind of a successful scientist who thought he had a revolutionary idea, and tried to get it published. But was it actually a big idea that was misunderstood (or … Continue reading →
It seems to me that we were allowed to criticize Bernie Madoff without being called anti-Semitic. And that was the case even though that criticism might dovetail with certain anti-Semitic legends about money and rapaciousness and Jews. But all of … Continue reading →
I’m puzzled by the near-obscurity into which Fernando Bujones has fallen. Barishnikov and Nureyev are household words, even for a lot of people who know nothing else about ballet. Likewise, Nijinsky, who danced a hundred years ago. But Bujones, one … Continue reading →