Hillary: whining about sexism “Just Like a Woman”
Has Hillary been the victim of sexism in her quest to become President? How’s this for an equivocal answer: Yes and no.
Continue reading →Has Hillary been the victim of sexism in her quest to become President? How’s this for an equivocal answer: Yes and no.
Continue reading →We’ve all heard of the obfuscating fog of war. Yesterday there was an article by Crispin Sartwell in the LA Times entitled “The Smog of Academic Consensus.” Sartwell notes that the University of Colorado is proposing to endow a chair … Continue reading →
It’s called miracle fruit, and it seems like something out of Brave New World. It’s not an item engineered by modern science, though, but an African berry that’s been known to Westerners since the 18th century. Recently it’s become the … Continue reading →
Obama’s fast becoming nearly as famous for gaffes as Yogi Berra. But Berra’s often made sense; Obama’s never do. That said, not all of Obama’s errors are created equal. Some fall into the category of slips of the tongue—after all, … Continue reading →
There used to be no love lost between Bush and McCain. But paradoxically, the war in Iraq, which divided Bush from much of the nation, caused McCain to come closer and to even defend him. Now McCain is in an … Continue reading →
Even though I was a Democrat at the time, had voted for Gore and disliked Bush, in the spine-tingling days of the back-and-forth after the 2000 Presidential election I recognized that whoever played the best game in overtime would win. … Continue reading →
David Parsons is not a well-known dancer/choreographer, except among dance aficionados. But his company, which I’ve followed for decades, is most definitely worth watching. In 1982 Parsons choreographed a solo with strobe lights known as “Caught.” I’ve seen it about … Continue reading →
As predicted, as things have become better and better in Iraq, the MSM has found it to be of little interest anymore. And the sound of the cricket is heard in the land. [NOTE: Also see this.]
Continue reading →In leading polls of Democratic voters, Obama leads Hillary. And he also leads her in the only vote that counts, the delegates to the convention. But take a look at recent Gallup polls for the general election. Right now McCain … Continue reading →
Jack Kelly (and others) has noted that Obama is giving a mixed and contradictory message on Hugo Chavez and whether to isolate him or to negotiate with him. But that’s not a unique situation for Obama; for example, he’s got … Continue reading →
One of the more formative experiences of my life was reading Theodor Rosebury’s book Life On Man back when it first came out in 1969. It revealed that our efforts to sanitize the world and rid it of those seemingly … Continue reading →
I can think of no better song for Memorial Day than Tim McGraw’s “If You’re Reading This“:
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