Category: Bits and Pieces

I was planning on read the book anyway, but hearing Jonah Goldberg’s fascinating January 10 interview with Dennis Prager only whetted my appetite to get my hands on Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning. For example, did you know

I mentioned Richard Disney the other day in connection with the short animated film he dug up from the late 1940s/early 1950s that contrasted American freedom with state-ist politics. Turns out that’s not Disney’s only find. You really need to go over to his blog and check out the other

Richard Disney has been combing archives for old political films.  He posted this one on YouTube, and it’s really quite amazing, in its understanding of the benefits of America’s unique freedoms and the risks associated with following the European model and handing those freedoms over to the state: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh75ylAUXY] Hat

I’ve been working since 5 a.m., with a six hour afternoon interval of endless drizzle-bound carpooling, volunteer work, and childcare, and, as I write this, there is no clear end in sight. I am tired. To help offset the grinding fatigue, I have fallen back on a couple of old

Just a reminder that the Books! tab at this blog is a fascinating place to visit — and my readers and I are continuing to recommend books we found interesting and think that others will enjoy.  Stop by to check it out and, I hope, to make your own recommendations. 

William Katz is a man of many parts. In his very first appearance at Power Line, here is how the Power Line guys described him: William Katz has had a long and varied career, as an assistant to a U.S. senator; an officer in the CIA; an assistant to Herman

If you can’t read the cartoon, go here.

I’ve long been a huge fan of Chris Muir’s Day by Day cartoon, which I’m constantly citing for the principle that a picture (with a few talk bubbles) is worth a thousand words.  Although the talent is all his, and can’t be bought, the fact is that it costs him

I was looking for a single paragraph or two to quote from Mark Steyn’s latest, but couldn’t bear to inflict any damage on his writing by dissecting it. You’ll simply have to read the whole wonderful thing yourself and see if, like me, you agree with every word that emanates

As you may recall, Congress has made most good old incandescent bulbs illegal, at least as of 2012. Our Congress people might want to re-think this as England publicly begins to panic about the risks associated with CFL bulbs: The Environment Agency has called for more information to be made

We’re still planning our Florida trip.  We’ve figured out where we’ll be — and a lot of it will be in the Orlando area.  Orlando apparently boasts, not only theme parks, but also dinner theater.  So, for those of you who have been there, do you have any recommendations for

After a long hiatus of in-box checking, due to work, family and weather, I discovered some really interesting stuff waiting in there for me.  Sadly, I opened so many of these, I can no longer remember who sent me what (which gives you a pretty good idea about what happens