Amnesty International, the organization to which I belonged for 20 years (but no longer do), still does some good work. As some commenters here have pointed out, AI has reported on bad conditions in prisons in Castro’s Cuba–not quite a … Continue reading →
As many have noticed, Amnesty International recently went over the top in likening the prison at Guantanamo to the Soviet Gulag. Now Roger Simon asks a question: So why did Amnesty make such an insane (word choice deliberate) accusation? That … Continue reading →
Remember that earthquake and tsunami back in December of 2004 (or have you already forgotten)? Willisms presents some utterly astounding facts about the uniqueness of the quake that spawned the tsunami.
Continue reading →The pachyderm visitation turned out to be good for business, after all.
Continue reading →It is cold, dark, dank, and rainy. Much of this spring has been like that, and now they say it will continue for the rest of the week for northern coastal New England, with temperatures in the balmy (“balmy” as … Continue reading →
This is beautiful music to my neocon ears–one of the central reasons I am proud to say I voted for President Bush. Read the whole thing.
Continue reading →Good news–I think. Apparently, according to the Boston Globe, there is a middle-of-the-road coalition being formed in the Senate, and it has some chance of tempering the polarization there. Could this be the start of something big? An excerpt from … Continue reading →
As I said, it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Via Instapundit, I havelearned that the results of the election in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia have come in, and they look very bad for our friend Herr Schroder. Despite … Continue reading →
Calling all bloggers who might be interested in sending posts to the recently reinaugurated Carnival of the Revolutions. Hosted by a consortium of bloggers, the idea is to give a home to stories about the growth of freedom worldwide. What … Continue reading →
Quite a few bills seem to be coming due lately: first, Australia’s Howard; then, America’s Bush; next, Britain’s Blair; and now our dear friend and ally, Germany’s Schroder, who is about to be presented with a small but pressing little … Continue reading →
I’m trying to fix a problem with Blogger. The blog is coming up on the screen as a blank white page. I’ve been told that, when that happens, if you manage to post something, the blog content usually shows up … Continue reading →
Whenever I finish writing a section of the “A mind is a difficult thing to change” series, I’m amazed at how much I have to say, and how long it takes me to say it. My guess is that there … Continue reading →