This is terribly sad. It’s not for Bernie Madoff that I have compassion, it’s for the wife and the children. I have written several times before about the Madoff family and their guilt or lack thereof (this piece focused primarily … Continue reading →
…who are the 35% of the American people who think they’re doing better than two years ago?
Continue reading →It’s Neil Patrick Harris, hands down.
Continue reading →Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Here’s a post I wrote a year ago in remembrance.
Continue reading →[NOTE: As I said, I’ll be periodically posting reminders about this through the holidays.] What better way to give the gifts that keep on giving than to use neo-neocon as the portal for your Amazon purchases? If you click on … Continue reading →
Doubleplusungood news.
Continue reading →…very tired, of carrying Obama’s water for him. And if Obama’s lost E. J., there’s probably nobody left.
Continue reading →…after reading this piece, that at some point in our not-too-distant future the government will try to ban driving while eating.
Continue reading →…when you suddenly find you need somebody.
Continue reading →It’s the day after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Black Friday. The day to wait patiently in store lines for bargains—in-between bites of turkey salad sandwich, doses of Tums, and the famous ritual of making turkey carcass soup. But neo-neocon readers … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post first published on Thanksgiving 2008. I’m in NY with my family this Thanksgiving.] A few days ago I noticed a sign outside the local Burger King that said “Open on Thanksgiving.” It … Continue reading →
Time magazine offers a list of the 25 most powerful women of the last century. There’s always something a bit tiresome and arbitrary about such lists, especially if they spotlight some group such as “women” or “blacks,” but even if … Continue reading →