Now, here’s a comment…
…on the Iran negotiations. I found it in the comments section here. It amused me, in a bleak sort of way: We have nothing to offer them. They have nothing to offer us. I do not believe a thing they … Continue reading →
…on the Iran negotiations. I found it in the comments section here. It amused me, in a bleak sort of way: We have nothing to offer them. They have nothing to offer us. I do not believe a thing they … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan observes: Not fully acknowledged in the past days of celebration on one side, and profound reservation on the other, is that the court in Obergefell v. Hodges was split 5-4 on same-sex marriage, and that the dissenting opinions … Continue reading →
Here’s the latest example of the tedious, ignorant, offensive and yet often-effective mindset of the left. Actor George Takei, a gay man who recently married his longtime partner, and who played Sulu on the original Star Trek, has said some … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Recently I came across an old post of mine on Orwell and decided to repeat it in edited form, because I think it’s still interesting and timely. So here it is.] Commenter “Nick” wrote this about Orwell and Animal … Continue reading →
The left? They’re about power. Everything else is just a pretense. Please read it. Oh, and by the way, the left wants you to give up in weariness and despair. A similar idea to Greenfield’s, but expressed in a much … Continue reading →
You can’t say Trump isn’t getting press. That’s his thing, in addition to making money: attention-getting. Why is he #2 on the Republican candidate list? Because a lot of people like his big, brash mouth, and because there are so … Continue reading →
Several times before I’ve posted excerpts from Dostoevsky’s “The Grand Inquisitor,” part of the book The Brothers Karamazov. Unfortunately, the passages seem to always bear repeating, now more than ever. So here it is again, a slightly longer quote. The … Continue reading →
…that most of us don’t floss. I happen to be one of the world’s champion flossers. Perhaps that’s because I have a pretty complex dental situation. I have two congenitally missing teeth—a canine and a bicuspid—as well as a root … Continue reading →
Glancing at today’s memeorandum page, I noticed two stories towards the top that deal with Hillary Clinton’s emails, one right under the other. The first is from Britain’s Daily Mail, and this is what you see on the memeorandum page: … Continue reading →
In line with our recent discussions on forgiveness, what it means and how and when it should be given, I came across this story today: A former SS officer known as the “bookkeeper of Auschwitz” and a woman who survived … Continue reading →
There was a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks today on the Egyptian military in the Sinai, killing at least 53 soldiers. Resultant fighting is reported to have killed about that many of the “militants,” as well. This is the … Continue reading →