Tet Two, Brute?
Here’s what Powerline has to say about the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon so far, and the present ceasefire: So Hezbollah goes out on top. My guess is that the IDF has had quite a bit of success in killing … Continue reading →
Here’s what Powerline has to say about the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon so far, and the present ceasefire: So Hezbollah goes out on top. My guess is that the IDF has had quite a bit of success in killing … Continue reading →
I can attest to the truth of this. It’s one of the hottest days I can ever remember in these parts. Back of my neck gettin dirty and gritty. Although, actually, I’ve got one of these.
Continue reading →In a previous post, I referred to an article that appeared in the February 2003 Sunday NY Times Magazine, about the family of Zacarias Moussaoui. It’s unavailable now except through the archives, but I saved a copy of it when … Continue reading →
As this article appearing in today’s NY Times itself mentions, the theory isn’t very PC. I see some possible flaws in the reasoning–at least as it’s described in the article. Of course I’m no scientist (obligatory disclaimer), but I do … Continue reading →
It is cold, dark, dank, and rainy. Much of this spring has been like that, and now they say it will continue for the rest of the week for northern coastal New England, with temperatures in the balmy (“balmy” as … Continue reading →
I hope you’ve had a chance to look at this magnificent profile of Hirsi Ali in last Sunday’s NY Times Magazine. It is certainly “riveting,” as the Big Trunk at Powerline writes. I’m not quite sure why he calls it … Continue reading →
The chilling news of another large earthquake in Indonesia, and more deaths there, has reawakened memories of the cataclysmic tsunami of late 2004. Fortunately, there was no tsunami this time, although I’m sure the people of Indonesia were terrified of … Continue reading →
It seems to be a hot topic today: Jeff Jarvis and Roger Simon are both writing about Steven Levy’s charge that the blogosphere is a white male bastion of power. As that rara avis, a female blogger (although, in the … Continue reading →
Larry Summers is under fire for daring to suggest that research be done into whether there are biological differences that account, at least in part, for the paucity of women at the pinnacle of science. Summers seems to have been … Continue reading →