Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Apropos the terror in Jerusalem, the story of the off-duty soldier who fired the shots that finally killed the man is interesting, not simply because he is not the first in his family to stop a terrorist cold: Two police officers stationed nearby saw the attack unfolding, the female officer
Continue readingThis is not a picture in America, but the top two pictures in this story illustrate perfectly why it matters that a nation’s citizens — the vast majority of whom are law abiding — can bear arms. It is also interesting to note that, while the Beeb instantly tried to
Continue readingI’ve never been the best proofreader in the world, but I suspect you all have noticed a higher than average number of mistakes than I usually make. It’s the problem of a very specific type of multi-tasking I’m doing: childcare while typing. Since my kids are older, camp costs are
Continue readingBecause Zev Chafets wrote it, I was reasonably sure the profile of Rush in the NYT Magazine would not be a hit piece, and I was right. Read it and enjoy getting a little closer to the great El Rushbo. By the way, I particularly liked this little bit from
Continue readingI swear to you, I just don’t know how it is that, week after week, the Watcher’s Council manages to put forward such high quality work from all over the blogosphere. Here are this week’s entries, both Council and non-Council, with every one of them worth the read: Obama’s 8
Continue readingHonest Reporting captured the first spin that the BBC put on the terrible story of the latest massacre in Israel (a Palestinian versus Israelis, of course) — and, as always, it was Israel who was spun as the brutal aggressor. Orwell clearly understood something in the British psyche when he
Continue readingI heard on Dennis Prager today a call from a British man who pointed out that, in the 10 years of Tony Blair’s socialism, every major institution in Britain declined. And the more the government meddled, the greater the decline. Today’s British papers offer yet another example: The dental portion
Continue readingYou all know how I can get excited about an article or post that has a lovely turn of phrase. Today’s winner is Rich Lowry. Travel on over to his latest column — this one about Justice Kennedy — and revel in the first two paragraphs.
Continue readingI have two wonderful things for you to read on the subject of patriotism. The first is from Zabrina, at Thought You’d Never Ask, in which she dispenses some words of wisdom to a child about to head off to college. The second is from Jonah Goldberg, who explains why
Continue readingI was pondering whether to post about Wesley Clark’s latest inanity, to the effect that McCain’s experience as a POW does not prove his leadership abilities. A conversation I had today with a beloved liberal (that would be my dear, dear mother) made me decide to do so. A lot
Continue readingBack in 1989, Bay Area locals were stunned to learn of a horrific massacre up in Sonoma County: [Ramon] Salcido, now 47, used a gun and knife to murder his wife, Angela Richards Salcido, 24; their daughters, 4-year-old Sofia and 22-month-old Teresa; his mother-in-law, Marion Richards, 47; her daughters, 12-year-old
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