Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I assume you are all familiar with the news story about the U.S. Army’s decision to apologize for and delete a tweet with the phrase “chinks in armor,” one that refers to the vulnerable points in old-fashioned metal armor, but that is now deemed racist because of the word “chink.”
Continue readingI was rooting for the Patriots to win, not because I cared about the Patriots, but because I truly dislike the Seahawks. Russell Wilson is a hugely talented quarterback, but overall I think the team is a classless act, something the players demonstrated perfectly when they elected to start a fistfight
Continue readingWhen I worked at the Bancroft Library at Berkeley, one of my great pleasures was to head to the basement stacks and look at the illuminated manuscripts kept down there. That may explain why I always see the Middle Ages in blazing, gilt-edged color, whereas when I think of the
Continue readingAs always with these guys, the language is a little blue, but this is a brilliant visual about why vaccinations, although they come with risks, are still better than the alternative:
Continue readingWe’re contemplating a trip to Las Vegas. Since we neither drink nor gamble (and the kids can’t join in those activities in any event) we’re looking for other fun things to do while we’re there. One of the top-rated activities is Battlefield Vegas. As best as I can tell, you
Continue readingI just want to say that it always irritates me when people with whom I work professionally, upon reviewing my writing, feel the irresistible urge to mark it, much as dogs mark telephone poles, just to prove they’ve been there. It’s certainly true that some people’s edits make my work better
Continue readingI’m jamming away on legal briefs, which precludes blogging now. Meanwhile, here’s a nice picture I took while walking my dogs this morning. I like it because, to the extent the rains have once again stopped, bringing back the grim specter of drought, it’s nice to be reminded that the
Continue readingI’m curious as to whether there’s a connection between people’s career trajectories and their political views when they’re older. I have noticed in my own life that a lot of my conservative friends have bounced around a bit from one career to another in their younger days, while a lot
Continue readingWe can’t defend our culture if we don’t have hope and celebrate its good things. This is good:
Continue readingNothing horrible went wrong today. It was just an accretion of little things, to the point at which I got nothing of substance accomplished today. I’ll be back later, I promise. Until then, please have fun here and enjoy an Open Thread.
Continue readingTo all those who celebrate Christmas and to those who just enjoy it — MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Continue readingOne of my friends sent me an email pointing out that a lot of major charities give their chief executives huge compensation packages, even as they inefficiently manage the money that actually goes to a given charity’s beneficiaries. I checked the email out on Snopes, and discovered that it’s an
Continue readingPart of why I didn’t get as much blogging done today as I would have liked is the fact that I was at a Christmas concert. It was, in many ways, a very nice Christmas concert. Although the singing was only so-so (something understandable in the case of the younger
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