I thought Joan Rivers was a funny comedienne, outrageous and bold. But I can’t say I followed her career very closely, or her life. So I was surprised to read, in this warm tribute written by her friend Peggy Noonan, … Continue reading →
He helped ISIS, and this could have easily been foreseen. You don’t dump intelligence information willy nilly, and not think it will come back to bite us: A former top official at the National Security Agency says the Islamic State … Continue reading →
During the time James Foley was in captivity, he tried to write letters to his parents, but they were intercepted. Resourcefully, he came up with the solution of composing one and asking a fellow-hostage who was about to be released … Continue reading →
Strong words from liberal Alan Dershowitz: “The two statutes under which [Perry] was indicted are reminiscent of the old Soviet Union ”” you know, abuse of authority,” Dershowitz said Monday. “The idea of indicting him because he threatened to veto … Continue reading →
Rick Perry becomes the latest in a long line of Republicans who have been the target of malicious prosecution for political reasons: Scott Walker, Tom DeLay, Ted Stevens. He won’t be the last. It is no accident whatsoever that it … Continue reading →
Robin Williams’s widow has announced that he had recently been diagnosed as having Parkinson’s, although the disease was in its early stages. Parkinson’s is a nasty progressive illness with many many manifestations. It can be treated, but it can’t be … Continue reading →
The suicide of Robin Williams has started a lengthy discussion of depression, with those who’ve suffered from it trying to describe its depths, and why depression could drive a man like Williams to do what he did. Depression is an … Continue reading →
A different kind of death, a different kind of life, but another Hollywood icon is dead: Lauren Bacall at 89. She was a great beauty with even more personality, and her husky voice just accented her allure. As for clips, … Continue reading →
When I first heard the news of Robin Williams’ death I thought it shocking because he was “only” 63. When just a moment later it came out that he probably had killed himself, that was even more shocking. But then, … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting interview with Edward Jay Epstein on Edward Snowden, found at Powerline: If you look back, I figured out very early on that Snowden had only taken the Booz job in order to steal the files. The timeline … Continue reading →
In June The New Republic published an article about famous lefty journalist Chris Hedges’, whose egregious plagiarism had been discovered by Harper’s in 2010 when he submitted an article with obvious unattributed borrowings from other sources: …[T]his discovery shocked the … Continue reading →
Hear, hear! Sessions actually seems to know something about political tactics and strategy (and what commenter “eric” would call “the activist game”). Which is more than I can say for most of the GOP. And although I’m not all that … Continue reading →