Some people just don’t seem to age
Like Rose Syracuse, retiring at 92 after 73 years working at Macy’s:
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Jefferson and Hemmings revisited
Many people think it’s virtually certain that Thomas Jefferson had an affair with slave Sally Hemmings and fathered at least one child by her. After all, wasn’t it proven by DNA testing? No, no, a thousand times no, says this … Continue reading →
Michael Totten wants to go back to Libya…
…and you might want to help him get there: Will [Libya] disintegrate into a failed militia state like Somalia with terrorists controlling some of the fragments? Will it lapse again into authoritarian or even totalitarian rule, the only kind of … Continue reading →
Tonight’s debate
I have an unusually busy day, so although I’ll be back to the blog later today, this post and the one below it will be short. But here’s a thread to discuss tonight’s upcoming debate—or anything you want.
Continue reading →The Nobel Peace Prize Committee…
…proves it has a sense of humor. [NOTE: And by the way, lest you start to badmouth the Swedes, remember that the Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.]
Continue reading →Brand new debate thread
Here we go.
Continue reading →Hollande’s French honeymoon…
…is already over.
Continue reading →It’s an awfully good thing the president’s a Democrat…
…otherwise the news would be bad.
Continue reading →Obama administration and its representative Susan Rice show their continuing contempt for the intelligence of the American public
This. [ADDENDUM: Gee, I think the Libyan president just insulted Ms. Rice.]
Continue reading →Haidt-based morality test
Want to compare yourself to liberals and conservatives on a bunch of tests of knowledge, morals, and values based on Jonathan Haidt’s research? Go here; it’s kind of fun. I took the tests and, as you might guess, some of … Continue reading →
Okay, so how do we…
…make this go viral? Note particularly this moment. It’s not as personal and heartwarming as some of the other stuff, but it’s certainly relevant to how Romney would be likely to perform as president:
Continue reading →Convention night 3
Here’s an open thread to talk about tonight’s doings. I may update from time to time. 11:49: Watched Romney’s speech, which did everything it needed to do. The proof is that afterward, when I tuned to MSNBC for the critique, … Continue reading →