Andrew C. McCarthy has this to say on the reportage about the apparent pipe bombs sent to various Democrats and CNN: At this point, there is no evidence whatsoever that provocative words from the president had anything to do with … Continue reading →
In recent days the left has increasingly been promoting the idea that violence in the service of politics is perfectly okay, even recommended. When a leftist tried to assassinate a bunch of Republican members of Congress on a baseball field … Continue reading →
See UPDATE at end of post. [NOTE: I use the past tense for Khashoggi because the consensus is that he is dead. This is certainly more likely than not. But I am not convinced of it, because it has not … Continue reading →
Stephen Green writes: It seems possible that Khashoggi was murdered in order to embarrass Crown Prince bin Salman rather than to protect him. If he was murdered at all, that is—and on the whole I think it’s likely that he … Continue reading →
It happened in 1954, which isn’t all that long ago. But it might as well have been hundreds of years ago, because I doubt most Americans are aware of it. I’m pretty sure that if you were to stop 100 … Continue reading →
[Go to end of post for UPDATE] I’ve been avoiding writing about the Khashoggi story for the simple reason that the truth—which is often elusive—seems even more elusive than usual in this matter. From moment I first read about it, … Continue reading →
Senator Rand Paul has had a rough couple of years of it. He was present but not injured when Steve Scalise was almost murdered on the baseball field by a Republican-hating shooter. And Paul had his very own incident of … Continue reading →
I was alerted to this news by commenter TommyJay: The leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said, pushing an already chaotic … Continue reading →
Apparently not.
Continue reading →I’ve never read anything by Bret Easton Ellis before. One reason is that I don’t like fiction all that much unless it’s fabulous, and I definitely don’t like violent fiction, which by all accounts American Psycho (Ellis’s most popular novel) … Continue reading →
Bad and even dangerous advice, I might add, although neither uniformly bad nor uniformly dangerous. The author’s general suggestion is to let them be to work it out themselves, and/or to treat (or punish) them equally, which is actually quite … Continue reading →
When mass murders happen, there are usually three stories. The first is the shooting itself and the violent ending of innocent lives. The second is the story about the story, told by press and pundits before they know much of … Continue reading →