Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” asks: Is anyone besides me wondering whether the reason that the Obama administration has been so quick to throw Hillary under the bus might be to make room for a new candidate who’d offer the trifecta of … Continue reading →
The news is shocking and yet not shocking at the same time, because by now everyone had figured it out: the Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane and killed himself and 149 souls on board. His motive? Unknown. Islamic terrorism … Continue reading →
It’s about time: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who was recovered in Afghanistan last spring after five years in captivity, faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, his lawyer said Wednesday. Eugene Fidell, Bergdahl’s attorney, told The … Continue reading →
Dershowitz: I wouldn’t hire this administration to negotiate a one-month lease for me,” Dershowitz said. He also called Obama “undiplomatic,” “petulant,” and “juvenile,” according to Noah Pollak of the Emergency Committee for Israel… And yet, and yet—although these actions by … Continue reading →
…Ted Cruz has thrown his hat into the 2016 presidential ring. Early-bird Cruz is one of the smartest guys ever to run for the presidency. And I don’t think even the staunchest conservatives would be likely to question his conservative … Continue reading →
RIP, Michael Brown. Who’s Michael Brown? you ask: Michael Brown, a keyboardist and songwriter who at 16 was a writer of the 1966 hit “Walk Away Renee” for his band the Left Banke and composed “Pretty Ballerina” for it as … Continue reading →
Ah, so this is the way Obama will be playing the Israeli election: After staying mum on Israeli issues in the run-up to the election, the White House on Wednesday broke its silence — answering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory … Continue reading →
Ron Radosh has a good article at PJ today about Obama’s Iran policy, in which he ends by saying that “Obama may go down as the Chamberlain of our time.” I made a related point in my post yesterday when … Continue reading →
A little while ago I wrote a post featuring great monotonous songs. Today I’m going to write about great crescendo songs, which consist of either a single crescendo or in some cases a series of crescendos. A lot of songs … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is Part I a two-part series from the early days of my blog, January of 2006. I came across the posts by accident the other day and decided to re-post them. If you want to take a look … Continue reading →
The Department of Justice has released its report on the police force of Ferguson, triggered by its investigation of possible charges against Darren Wilson. The charges were dropped because all the credible evidence pointed to his innocence, but the report … Continue reading →
Now that Iran has been so much in the news lately, I though it might of interest to revisit the words of the regime’s founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, who is still much revered in that country. First, we have his supple … Continue reading →