Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I have a legal memo to write, so of course I had to check out all sorts of stuff on the internet first. Here’s a quick run-down. The Left loves to talk about McCarthyism. The Left also loves to practice McCarthyism. John O’Sullivan reminds us that GLAAD’s approach to the
Continue readingI’m a wee bit early on this, but the holidays are so chaotic, I didn’t want to forget to send special Christmas greetings to active duty troops and to American veterans. Your willingness to serve is a great gift to all of us. (Thank you to Robert Arvanitis for that
Continue readingStella Paul notes something I haven’t seen discussed elsewhere when it comes to Obamacare: the devastating effect it will have on people who travel or divide their time between two locations. The new policies are narrowly locked into local care providers. But people aren’t always in the same locality. Both
Continue readingIf you read one thing today, it’s this Ace of Spades post, in which Gabriel Malor spells out every incident in which the media tried, wrongly, to pin a shooting on the Tea Party. Reading the list, you begin to realize what the problem is with mass shootings: it’s not
Continue readingI’m off to lunch with two conservative friends (one I knew for years without either of us realizing the other was conservative), so I’m just going to throw these links at you. Take a deep breath, ’cause here goes: The 1950s study saying most Americans are mindless, Nazi-esque sadists was
Continue readingBefore I begin, how do you like this lovely Currier and Ives image of nature’s bounty? My webmaster, Trip, suggested that as part of my site upgrade, I try to have a few images that are strongly associated with posts that might not otherwise be image-rich. When I think of
Continue readingThere’s so much good stuff out there, I’m just going to spill it all here, a la Instapundit. Jonathan Tobin doubts that Obama’s upcoming three-week long “Sham-Wow” commercial for ObamaCare will miraculously turn around the public’s perception that the program is a failure and the president a liar. The success
Continue readingWhew! I’ve got at least twenty minutes before my computer is snatched away from me again for a family project. So, let me use that time to send a few links your way. Matt Labash may well have written the best Obamacare story yet. There are enough talented conservative writers
Continue readingHelp us, Obama-wan Kenobi, you’re our only hope. (And ignore that pesky constitution while you’re at it.) I think this might just be the meanest cartoon Michael Ramirez has ever done — and I love it because it’s perfect and appropriate (although still not as mean as either party deserves).
Continue readingI’ve frequently made a mea culpa for failing to appreciate Reagan when he was president. I was too steeped in my Democrat upbringing (Democrat household, Democrat community, Democrat city, Democrat university) to see what was right before me. I hope, though, that in my small way I’ve made up for
Continue readingIn my post about the parent who advised her daughter, who was coming under imminent attack, just to stand there, I included a link to a Castra Praetoria post about the wisdom of self-defense: you may get hurt, but you’ll be better off in the long run. If you’re interested
Continue readingAs I always say, ongoing crises may be tough on getting through life, but they’re great for opinionators: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Seattle Makes a Gesture to the Citizenry Liberty’s Spirit – The Gettysburg Address, !50 Years of Meaning Simply Jews – NYT mockery of Bibi’s stance on
Continue readingThis is what the Star Wars storm troopers looked like: And this is the new bullet proof uniform for Taiwan’s special forces: You can see more here. Please let me know if I’ve been hoaxed or if I’m correct that this is the real deal. As someone who wears face
Continue readingThis is amazing video of rush hour this past July in Bangladesh, when Ramadan ended: I don’t accept that this status quo is just the result of poverty. It seems to me that there’s something in the culture that doesn’t even think to build a better mousetrap. Or could it
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