Rick Perry at CPAC
I leave it to others to talk about his speech (see also this). It’s the glasses that got my attention. Kudos, excellent!: And for those who say this is superficial trivia, of course it is, but it’s the sort of … Continue reading →
Category Archives: People of interest
De Blasio’s war on Success*
Mayor Bill di Blasio of New York has wasted little time in his attempt to destroy the charter schools which serve the low-income minorities of New York and provide at least some children of their number with a good education: … Continue reading →
More Frostian thoughts: on being alive in difficult times
[Bumped up.] I’ve been reading another book about Robert Frost, and I keep coming across fascinating tidbits. For example, the following is taken from a letter Frost wrote to the Amherst student newspaper in 1935, and it gives some perspective: … Continue reading →
No doubt Putin is quaking in his boots…
…at this warning from President Obama: “We are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the Russian Federation inside of Ukraine,” Obama said in a hastily arranged public statement from the White House briefing room. “Just days … Continue reading →
The lawless lawyer of the Obama administration
Attorney General Eric Holder to state AGs: disregard your oaths of office. I did!: Holder said state attorneys general do not have to enforce laws they disagree with, specifically when it comes to the issue of gay marriage. “It is … Continue reading →
The latest salvo in the war to discredit Scott Walker…
…would be laughable if it weren’t for the fact that this sort of stuff works. First let’s look at the offense, which occurred in 1988 while Walker was running for student body president at Marquette University. Yes, you heard that … Continue reading →
RIP Harold Ramis
Funny, funny guy Harold Ramis has died at 69. I wasn’t a big “Ghostbusters” or “Caddyshack” fan. So sue me. But I’m one of the biggest “Groundhog Day” fans in the world. If Ramis had only helped to provide the … Continue reading →
Hillary Clinton’s favorability: a poll result that makes me want to take up drinking
This: A clear majority of Americans, 59%, still view Hillary Clinton favorably a year after she left her post as secretary of state. Clinton’s current rating is noticeably lower than the 64% she averaged while serving in President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →
Robert Frost on idealists
The following is from a speech Robert Frost gave at Bread Loaf on July 4, 1960 (from the book Robert Frost: A Living Voice, edited by Reginald L. Cook), where he’s describing an encounter with a Boston cab driver: Now … Continue reading →
RIP: Shirley Temple Black
By the time Shirley Temple Black died at 85 last night we had come to take her extraordinary life for granted. Child star? How about: the most popular and unquestionably talented child star ever, who made people happy during the … Continue reading →
Separated at birth?
You know one of them. But probably not the other:
Continue reading →RIP Barry Rubin
This is shocking news: Barry Rubin, professor, author, and PJ Media Middle East editor, died this morning at the age of 64. From Dave Swindle at PJ: For the last least three years, his Rubin Reports blog has served as … Continue reading →