The Sanity Squad is back opining at Pajamas Media. The topics? Iran’s “scientific” [sic] Holocaust Denial Conference, and the legacy of Kofi Annan, whose term as UN Secretary-General is up at the end of the month. So go to PJ … Continue reading →
In her latest vlog, the inimitable Pamela of Atlas Shrugs asks the following pertinent question about ISG head James Baker, “Who died and made him king?” Well, I think I can offer a stab at an answer. Who died? The … Continue reading →
I’m going to complain. I promise it will be short. It’s freezing, abominably windy, snow on the ground, night will fall in what seems like just a few minutes. And I have a cold. But at least the power isn’t … Continue reading →
Iraqis don’t seem to be happy with the ISG report, either (see this). I have a question: if the Republicans had won the election, would we even be hearing much about this report? After all, it’s been brewing since last … Continue reading →
The Washington Post headline: “Experts: Syria, Iran willing to aid USA.” Article by the AP, naturally. What alternative universe do headline writers live in, I wonder? Reporting on the fact that the Iraq Study Group believes that Syria and Iran … Continue reading →
The new Sanity Squad podcast is up. This week we discuss Bolton’s leavetaking–and whether it even matters, given what the UN has become. We also offer our take on allegations that the AP is playing fast and loose with the … Continue reading →
Once again, I want to remind people to ignore trolls. I plan soon to be getting enough time to redesign the blog in order to better deal with them. Till then, the best thing to do is ignore them rather … Continue reading →
Well, I was going to write a post something like this one. But Shrinkwrapped has done it so much better than I, so I recommend you just go there and read.
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Continue reading →The wonderfully intelligent and clear writer Victor Davis Hanson has another fine piece, entitled “Losing the Enlightenment,” about the decline of will and conviction in the West. I suggest you read the whole thing. One sentence in particular struck me … Continue reading →
I’ve ignored the idiotic brouhaha over actor Michael Richards’ bigoted outbursts, but this story I just couldn’t ignore. It turns out that Richards’s publicist said that Richards isn’t anti-Semitic after all–he’s Jewish! Leaving aside the question of whether one can … Continue reading →
I’ve written about economist Milton Friedman’s life, here, but I wanted to add a link to a lovely reminiscence by Friedman’s good friend Mark Skousen, complete with Mutt-and-Jeff photo of Friedman next to John Kenneth Galbraith (and the equally tall … Continue reading →