Alan Dershowitz continues his refusal to toe the Democratic party line, although I’m virtually certain he remains a Democrat: An attorney general, like any citizen, has the right to disagree with a presidential order, but unless it is clear that … Continue reading →
And it’s Neil Gorsuch. “I am a man of my word” says Trump. Here’s what the WaPo had to say about Goresuch three days ago: Indeed, Gorsuch, now 49, seems naturally equipped for his spot on President Trump’s shortlist of … Continue reading →
{NOTE: This is a slightly-edited version of a previous post.] I have some trouble with the hagiography of Martin Luther King. Yes, he was a great man who did a great thing for which he should be duly honored. He … Continue reading →
It seems that Monica Crowley may have plagiarized a substantial portion—amounting to “thousands of words”—of her doctoral dissertation. According to Politico: An examination of the dissertation and the sources it cites identified more than a dozen sections of text that … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading this collection of essays about the poet Robert Frost. It’s an older book that I took out of the library, and although it was edited in 1962 the essays in it are mainly from the 1930s, 1940s, … Continue reading →
A great many people seem to be noting that John Kerry is going out as he came in. I mentioned it yesterday, and Jim Geraghty noted it as well: John Kerry ends his long career in politics the same way … Continue reading →
…is that several political careers are now over. Hillary Clinton’s. Barack Obama’s—although he apparently intends to continue his political activism, and others are begging him (and Democrats) to drop their usual benevolent kindness towards their opponents and finally take the … Continue reading →
…one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Carrie Fisher’s death came as a shock because she had not been ill until experiencing cardiac arrest during a flight, and at 60 she was still relatively young. Afterwards, on … Continue reading →
Carrie Fisher has died, four days after suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles. My guess is that the damage was just too huge, both to brain and body, and further life support maintenance was … Continue reading →
I can understand it; after all, Sowell is 86. Writing a regular column takes a lot of dedication, and he’s been working hard all his life. Time for some relaxation while he still has enough health to enjoy it: Even … Continue reading →
What a name she had: Tallulah Bankhead. What a voice she had. Even among the many dramatic and flamboyant personalities who used to populate Hollywood and the theater in the 30s and 40s, Bankhead was more unpredictable than most as … Continue reading →
This clip from a recent interview with Henry Kissinger is interesting on several levels. One of them is that Kissinger is still alive. But actually, he’s “only” 93. I would have thought him to be 193, since he seemed old … Continue reading →