Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
The San Francisco Chronicle uses the occasion of Jean-Claude La Marre’s new movie, “The Color of the Cross,” to reexamine the way in which Jesus’ race is shown in Western iconography. The movie is a good starting point for this discussion, because it has as its central character a black
Continue readingI’ve earned the American version of a purple finger — although certainly without showing the bravery of this Iraqi woman whose picture became so famous in January 2005:
Continue readingThere are two posts I think you should read this election day, both at Cheat-Seeking Missiles. Read this one about the despicable Keith Olbermann; then, read this one about rich men and our votes (and tax money).
Continue readingOne of the nice things about having a bit more traffic is that people sometimes find me to deliver interesting information. I got an email today from someone who owns (manages?) a search engine called Compete.com, which also runs a blog about blog usage. As far as I can tell,
Continue readingAfter you cast your vote, amuse yourself with the best campaign ad of the season: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdAjGXFJw3s]
Continue readingI bet you remember your fourth grade class play. I remember mine. I was a string bean, and I got to say a few lines about the importance of Sun, Wind and Water (all played by classmates of mine) in keeping me green and growing. Each class got up on
Continue readingVote, vote, vote, vote, vote, vote! And in case I forgot to mention it, vote! I’ll remind you of something Thomas Lifson pointed out months ago, and that I reiterated here: The silly season is over and people have suddenly stopped happily telling pollsters things that make Democrats happy. It’s
Continue readingIn the past couple of weeks, I’ve received phone calls from Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, and Hillary Clinton, among others. Very rudely, I’ve hung up the moment they identified themselves. After all, with a call beginning “Hi, this is Bill Clinton…” I must have been hanging up on
Continue readingJames Q. Wilson carefully explains that the MSM is no longer reporting the news, but is actively attempting to shape events — in this case, it is working assiduously to ensure that the US backs out of this war, precisely the same way it backed out of Vietnam. His article
Continue readingHalloween in a quiet Marin community got interrupted by a one man crime spree: The Marin incident began about 6 p.m. Tuesday, when a suspect was driving a white Honda Civic behind Corte Madera resident Mary Wall as she headed toward her home in Madrone Canyon. A young man sprang
Continue readingKerry’s gaffe (whether he spoke intentionally or not) highlighted the “intellectual” class’s disdain for the military. I use the word “intellectual” carefully here, so as to distinguish it both from actual intelligence and from education. The intellectual class is a self-selected group whose members may not have done very well
Continue readingIt’s Mark Steyn, so it’s really incumbent on you to read the whole thing, but I particularly enjoyed these gem-like paragraphs: In fairness to Kerry, he didn’t invent the Democrats’ tortured relationship with the military. But ever since Eugene McCarthy ran against Lyndon Johnson and destroyed the most powerful Democrat
Continue readingSorry for the silence, but it’s been soccer all day long. This is the last gasp weekend of the season, and the kids seem to have been playing non-stop today. I’m kind of done. I love the kids’ soccer, but the carpools and scheduling difficulties have worn me out. It
Continue readingI’ve got a couple of deadlines today, plus a meeting, plus it’s my usual 3/4 work day before I get the kids. I therefore won’t be blogging. Feel free to use this comment section for any topical discussions you might want to have, provided that you follow my blog rules:
Continue readingLaer brings news of a conflict in Southern California. The Orthodox Jewish community would like to run a string along certain boundaries to expand the area within which they can legitimately travel during the Sabbath. (The string is called a eruv.) Thus, according to the LA Times: The Pacific Jewish
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