Holiday
The weather was beaufiful for the holiday, and I took a holiday. Hope you all had a good one, as well. See you tomorrow!
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Memorial Day: freedom isn’t free
[This is a repost from last Memorial Day.] Austin Bay delivered this Memorial Day speech in Texas a few days ago, at the request of a group called “Tejanos in Action.” Reading the speech, and speculating on what many of … Continue reading →
Good fences make better neighbors?
So, was Frost right? Do good fences make good–or at least, improved–neighbors? We may get a chance to find out. Here’s a very interesting perspective from today’s NY Times, on the effect of a possible US/Mexico fence on Mexican policy … Continue reading →
Linkage and roundup
Since I’m not really a “linker” type blogger (I like to think of myself as a “thinker”), I don’t usually write a post that is just a series of recommendations. But every now and then I make an exception (hey, … Continue reading →
Update: the dress code rumor
Via Dr. Zin of Regime Change Iran, here’s an update on the Iranian dress code story, from the Canadian newspaper that originally published it. The gist of the most recent information seems to be this: Sam Kermanian, of the U.S.-based … Continue reading →
New dress code may go into effect in Iran
Iran may be about to revive an old custom. A law passed by the Iranian parliament needs only the approval of “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenehi to become practice. It actually was passed two years ago, but languished until recently “revived … Continue reading →
Floods in New England: weather, climate, and change
It’s a commonplace quip in New England that if you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes. In other words, our weather is very changeable. Very. Another quip is that there are two seasons in New England, winter and … Continue reading →
Blogger burnout: it’s the end of the beginning
There’s an interesting wave of fatigue running through the blogosphere. A lot of people are writing about it: The Anchoress is taking time off from politics, although not from blogging; Shrinkwrapped offers keen insight; Austin Bay opines, and Belmont Club … Continue reading →
Answering a true liberal’s question about Iraq
Recently an elderly aunt (oh, I don’t think she’d like that “elderly” bit at all!) who lives in San Francisco asked me the following question during a phone conversation we were having, “So, do you still think it was good … Continue reading →
Blogger collage
I just noticed (via this link to the site by Gerard Van der Leun) that I’ve got a place in the blogger collage Blogs With a Face.” I’m especially honored, since I hardly qualify–I’m more like “blogs with a partly-hidden … Continue reading →
Negotiating with Iran: who’s the real enemy?
Even back when I was a liberal, I don’t think I ever was out of touch with reality about the nature of our enemies. For example, when the ayatollahs came to power in Iran and launched their PR campaign by … Continue reading →
Bad news vs. even worse news
This morning when I went to Yahoo to check my email, I saw a headline about a blast in Nigeria that had killed two hundred people. The original headline (it’s been slightly changed now) didn’t make the accidental nature of … Continue reading →