Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I just returned from a long and fulfilling visit to the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. It does exactly what the name promises, detailing the history of nuclear testing. Along the way, it touches on science, the Cold War, and popular culture. Despite coming under the aegis of the
Continue readingLas Vegas is a fascinating place. I was last here almost twenty years ago, before the big building boom. It’s amazing to drive down the strip and see the huge new theme hotels/casinos. They’re a bizarre mixture of the incredibly imaginative and the tawdry. I try to focus on the
Continue readingMy tween is obsessed with Juicy. The fashion world indictrinates even better than the schools do. My single word here is “no.” my daughter can’t understand why I think it’s unconscionable to spend $100 on a cheap hoodie with Juicy splayed across the chest. I tell her that I love
Continue readingSaw Penn & Teller last night. Not only was it a fabulous magic show (funny, luminously beautiful at times, and always mystifying) they worked their open libertarianism into the act, with magic tricks built around airport screening, the flag, the Bill of Rights, and the Second Amendment. If you’re in
Continue readingAs I mentioned yesterday, blogging this week will be minimal, as all my time will be tied up in the family. So please, think seriously about sending me emails that you’d like to see as posts. A few caveats: 1. I don’t promise to publish. The views expressed can be
Continue readingWhen I watch Obama in action, I become very worried that Yom Hashoah, instead of being only a remembrance of things past, will be joined by a Yom Hashoah II, the sequel. But today, I won’t blog about that. Instead, I urge you to read this story of a young
Continue readingApparently the god of inanimate objects is still angry at me, because my washing machine — filled with wet laundry, of course — gave up the ghost. I am therefore at the laundromat, an environment that precludes serious blogging, especially on an iPhone. Speaking of blogging, I won’t be able
Continue readingWatcher’s Council results are in and, as is always the case when this happens, I’m tremendously flattered that my fellow council members thought well enough of my post to put me in first place. If praise from Caesar is praise indeed, what is praise from many Caesars? After all, I
Continue readingOver at Power Line, they call it clearing the spindle, a charmingly old-fashioned concept. But that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’ve got a pile of posts from the last few days that I really want to share with you. In no particular order: John Stossel has as good
Continue readingIsrael is beleaguered right now. If you want a good rundown, just read today’s Commentary Contentions posts, which cover everything from the ambush planned for Netanyahu, to the insanity of Obama’s nuclear plan (which hits Israel, which is not a nuclear treaty signatory, so it is a US target), to
Continue readingI’ve been following Al Gore’s global warming hysteria with all the attention it deserves. I’ve understood about the boiling frogs; the way he gets to fly around, live in mansions, and drive SUVS, while the rest of us don’t; and our responsibility to use only a single square of toilet
Continue readingI have absolutely no idea why I’m blogging about this one, but it just tweaked enough synapses in my lazy Friday morning brain to get me going. Here’s the sad story out of Australia: Muslim woman strangled by her burkha in freak go-kart accident A young Muslim woman had died
Continue readingThe beauty of a Tea Party in San Francisco is that this is home turf for Pelosi, Boxer and Feinstein. It makes a real impact if their own home town makes a showing against the policies these three gals advance. Here’s the latest news. SAN FRANCISCO TEA PARTY UPDATE 1.
Continue readingI’m still agog at the quality of the Watcher’s submissions this week: Council Submissions The Colossus of Rhodey – “You have to trust your gut” Right Truth – Truths About the Democrat Health Care Bill Mere Rhetoric – Anti-Israel WH Officials Targeting American Jews With “Leaked” Dual Loyalty Smears Bookworm Room
Continue readingOne of those days. My Comcast died completely and won’t be fixed until tomorrow am. No reading; no writing. My iPhone also got hunky hinky and refused to work. Now is the first time I could even iBlog. I feel adrift. So, talk amongst yourselves. I’ll come back ad soon
Continue reading