No, I’m not just being PC. Today is that rarest of days–both Christmas Day and Chanukah at the same time. So I get the opportunity to wish everyone a happy holiday at once. I’m giving myself the gift of light … Continue reading →
Is the true meaning of these preliminary Iraqi election results unclear? You bet it is. The trends as they appear so far: a majority of the members of the new Iraqi National Assembly have religious ties– mostly Shiite (44%), but … Continue reading →
Baron Bodissey at Gates of Vienna has written a fascinating post comparing Iran’s President Ahmadinejad to Hitler. Oh, I know; it’s become downright fashionable these days to compare all sorts of world leaders to Hitler–particularly President Bush. But Ahmadinejad really … Continue reading →
You know them, we all get them–those e-mails written in a sort of elegantly polite and yet utterly fractured English, attempting to prey in equal measure on the reader’s sympathy, naivete, and greed. I receive several almost every day. Usually, … Continue reading →
Apparently, word of my new and streamlined identity has reached the creators of the original Neo, of “Matrix” fame. I’ve been informed by reliable but understandably secret sources that the Matrix Trilogy is about to become a quartet. A sequel … Continue reading →
I ended up being far more busy today than expected–and now I’m off to have some fun. So, no post today, see you tomorrow!
Continue reading →…you go to the library to read Commentary and find yourself spending four dollars to xerox the entire issue instead. Maybe it’s even time to get a subscription. It’ll go nicely with my New Yorker.
Continue reading →This is just to let you know that the next “change” piece is being worked on. That means–well, what does that mean? It means that it should be out within the next week or two, if all goes according to … Continue reading →
You might want to go over and wish Kesher Talk a happy fourth birthday. Four years! I’m impressed. In blog-years (the opposite of dog-years), that’s practically ancient. And to think they still have the energy to blog after all that … Continue reading →
Well, perhaps not quite. But, in honor of my recent renaming by Gerard van der Leun of American Digest, I thought I’d try my best to live up to my elegant new alias, moniker, appellation: Neo. What’s with the black … Continue reading →
I forgot to mention the following in yesterday’s post about Clive Wearing: for those of you in the states who get cable TV, the video is scheduled to be aired again on TLC on Dec. 19 at 10:00 PM, and … Continue reading →
I’ve received a number of queries from readers as to just when the next “A mind is a difficult thing to change” post is coming up. They’ve all been very polite and careful not to pressure me. Ah, but I … Continue reading →