Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I am really becoming a fan of Kevin Williamson, over at National Review. Today, he goes beyond Progressives’ superficial characteristics (wealth reallocation, gun fear, etc.), and digs deep into their values and their psyches. It’s fascinating reading on its own terms. It’s also extremely useful because, as Williamson himself says,
Continue readingThanks to a handy-dandy Amazon gift certificate, I just bought myself a Kindle copy of Greg Gutfeld’s The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage. It sounds like a book that is simultaneously important and enjoyable. I’ll be reading it with a close
Continue readingMy forte is spotting problems, not finding solutions. Thankfully, when I put out a call for suggestions, many of you responded. This post sets out practical list ways to get conservative messaging past the media gatekeepers that so effectively insulted Romney, praised Obama, and squelched or promoted news stories depending
Continue readingMaybe I’m in denial, but I’m feeling less depressed than I felt last night and this morning. Part of my more sanguine attitude is based upon a Taranto principle, which is that Obama now owns the events of the next four years: Obama has spent the past four years explaining
Continue readingI’ve always been a Scott Baio fan. He was the only one I liked in Happy Days. I liked Charles in Charge, in part because it had an old-fashioned morality. And I like his courage in being an open Republican in Hollywood:
Continue readingI am reading a delightful book about Fred and Adele Astaire, one that offers a little insight into a long-vanished world. Along the way, the book mentions Eddie Cantor. That reference reminded me of a song I always liked: We Can Build A Little Home, from 1933’s Roman Scandals. As
Continue readingI love fairy tales. I’ve always loved fairy tales. Growing up, I devoured fairy tale books, with special emphasis on the Disney movies, with their beautiful princesses. My personal favorite was Disney’s Cinderella. I saw it once when I was a child and then, in a pre-video era, all I
Continue readingHere’s an old, bad (really bad) joke: During the 1973 war, the Israeli Army determined that at least one third of all Arab forces arrayed against them were named Mohammed. They quickly developed a new tactic. The IDF troops would take cover and holler out, “Mohammed!” In response to the
Continue readingSubject to a very few exceptions, I don’t see movies during their first runs in movie theaters. Instead, I see them when they’re released on DVD. That’s why I’m only watching The Help now. (The Help is a movie about black maids in the early 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi.) Before
Continue readingI was surprised at how many of my “real me” Facebook friends watched the Grammys. (One of them was even in the audience.) Even in my younger days, when pop music mattered more to me, I wouldn’t have watched the Grammys. In past years, though, as I’ve become increasingly aware
Continue readingI watched a dreadful movie last night, really dreadful. But here’s the interesting thing: even though it was a terrible movie, with a creepy plot, I didn’t turn it off and walk away. Instead, I watched it from beginning to end. Why? Star power. The movie was a Rock Hudson/Doris
Continue readingBack in 2004, entirely coincidentally, I ended up at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the same morning that veterans of the Battle of the Bulge had gathered for a reunion. Some got there under their own steam. Many, though, were on walkers or in wheelchairs. They were so
Continue readingIn my younger days, if buxom wasn’t your thing, I had a figure to die for. Two children and a few years later and . . . well, I’m trim, but it takes a lot of work. Given the realities of child bearing, age and gravity, there’s nothing more irksome
Continue readingI already mentioned how impressed I was by Ronald Reagan’s 1964 speech, which I posted here, and listed to in its entirety while folding laundry. Listening to Reagan made that task go much faster. It’s a fabulous speech, with each idea — most of which are as relevant today re
Continue readingI’ve never been able to last more than a couple of minutes watching Family Guy. It is, quite simply, way too crude for my tastes. It takes vulgar, and puts it into hyperdrive. I’m also out of sync with its liberal sensibilities, but that goes for 99% of what’s on
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