Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
You know the monkeys: The monkeys' message — see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil — may be a useful one in the context of ordinary social relationships, where gossip is poisonous, but it's an utterly insane way to run the world. Nevertheless, that's precisely what the world
Continue readingThis is a nice story about a man who did a decent thing (although he didn't realize, at the time, quite how decent it was): When Shahla Ghannadian's husband accidentally left her purse on a park bench during a visit to Sausalito, the family didn't have much hope of getting
Continue readingLowell Ponte spells out in sad, scary, excrutiating detail the world our children will inherit — not directly, if they stay in America, but indirectly by having a weirdly Arabized Europe as their planet neighbor. To begin with, the numbers are compelling: * In Brussels, Belgium, the most popular name
Continue readingYesterday, I did a post about how forgiving the judicial system is in Lithuania, where an 85 year old Nazi was given a free pass because of his age and because he no longer posed a risk to society. After reading my post, Kathryn, of Suitable for Mixed Company, shared
Continue readingWhat is wrong with this picture? An 85-year-old Lithuanian was convicted for cooperating with the Nazis and persecuting Jews but he will not serve jail time because of his age, according to a BBC report.A court in Vilna ruled that Dailide will not go to jail "because he is very
Continue readingAs if the world weren't a scary enough place, it turns out that the "mullet" is back. What, you ask, is a mullet? A mullet is what happens when a man lets his hair grow in an undifferentiated block down the back of his neck. It has all the cool
Continue readingA few days ago, I posted about the Presbyterian Church USA — or, rather, I linked to an American Thinker article that highlighted major doctrinal changes in the Church that have crossed the line from rather silly anti-Israel posturing into old-fashioned anti-Semitism. That post sparked a lot of comments, and
Continue readingHave you heard of Joanne Jacobs? She's a former San Jose Mercury News editorial writer and Knight Ridder columnist whose beat (at least in recent years) has been education. I've consistently enjoyed her articles whenever I've read them, and you can track what she's writing here, at her website. A
Continue readingIt's not just remembering past events that helps us to avoid repeating past mistakes, it's also recognizing the foibles and mental tics of past enemies. As always, since we're engaged in another fight against true totalitarianism, it's useful to remember the German experience from both WWI and WWII. Let's begin
Continue readingI read this in US News and World Report: White House photographers last week got a lesson in presidential authority. Already in place for a Bush visit to a New York seniors facility, the newsmen were asked by the master of ceremonies if they’d take pictures of the crowd before
Continue readingImagine my surprise to learn that NPR — NPR! — gave airtime to Joe Loconte, who spent several minutes explaining what Islamofacism is, and why it’s so dangerous. You should take the time to listen to it. It’s good. And — another surprise — it’s one of the most emailed
Continue readingI’m quoting the following in its entirety from today’s Jay Nordlinger’s Impromptus: Friend of mine sent me the below item. I’m afraid conservative satire, today, is impossible. Indeed, conservative comment is almost impossible! ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Easter Bunny has been sent packing at St. Paul City Hall.A toy
Continue readingThere is a basic premise that underlies my blog. I believe absolutely that Israel has the right to exist and that a dirty broth of anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism, Arab-Nationalism, Leftism, and anti-Democratic thinking is driving much of the animus directed at her. If you accept this premise and if you are
Continue readingI was ever so slowly inching my way up the TTLB Ecosystem when I switched to a new home for my blog. I’m now having two problems. To begin with, I can’t figure out how to show my TTLB status on WordPress, which is probably just as well considering my
Continue readingI’m in the midst of listening to Terry Gross’s Fresh Air interview with Kevin Phillips, a former Nixon operative who is deeply hostile to the Bush family and to the religious right (and he’s just written a book about how the religious right is destroying American politics). I’m about ten
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