Monday morning quick links
I spent a very family-centric weekend, which inhibited both weekend blogging and weekend information gathering. So today, I’m playing catch-up. Nevertheless, I do have a few interesting things to...
View ArticleThe cult of personality trumped ordinary considerations
I do believe that vote fraud had an effect on this election, although I don’t know if it was big enough in swing states to change the outcome. Abe Greenwald’s theory makes a lot more sense when it...
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Elizabeth Warren continues to be inarticulate and mentally muddled
From the first day Sen. Elizabeth Warren showed up on the national political scene, I’ve reminisced about what a dreadful teacher she was. In post after post, I’ve noted that, while she was very nice...
View ArticleYet another ferocious attack from the Wall Street Journal against President...
Yesterday I directed your attention to one of the angriest editorial opinions I’ve ever seen in the normally temperate Wall Street Journal. What I missed was that Daniel Henninger, who’s also a...
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An Elizabeth Warren presidential candidacy
The two top names currently being bandied about for the Democrat presidential slate in 2016 are Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren. Democrats are saying that Hillary is “inevitable.” I recall them...
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Charles Murray taught me libertarianism in a hurry
One of my favorite songs when I was young was Betty Hutton’s Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry. Because of the way my mind plays with words, the song always pops into my head whenever I think...
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Same old, same old, which I enliven with predictions for the next twelve...
Here’s an old joke: An established comedian invited a friend to join him at a very exclusive “comedian’s club.” The guest instantly noticed something peculiar. In the main room, a person would...
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Saturday afternoon round-up and Open Thread
Saturdays just slip away from me. Now you see ‘em, now you don’t. Suddenly, it’s 1:30, and I’ve accomplished nothing more than making another batch of haroset, which I’m trying to eat in lieu of ice...
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Midday Tuesday round-up and Open Thread
[I've got to run, but I don't want to delay publishing this by two or three hours. I'm therefore publishing as is. Please forgive the inevitable typos.] I was reading an enjoyable book about the clash...
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Wednesday afternoon round-up and Open Thread
It’s quite amazing watching DemProg heads explode on my “real me” Facebook page. To hear them tell it, the Hobby Lobby decision was four white religious men banning women’s right to contraception...
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The Bookworm Beat 12/16/14 — Smells like Tuesday edition and Open Thread
The 21st century version of “The dog ate my homework.” We have two new entries today in the continuing saga of Ivy League and affluent college students trying to delay taking exams on account of their...
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Nominees for Weasel of the Week
It’s time for the Watcher’s Council to vote for the weasel of the week. I’m sorry to say that voting is limited to Council members, but see what you think of these aspirants to the weekly Hall of...
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The Humpty Dumpty remedy for the Church’s gay marriage problem
The fact that I’ve been too busy to blog does not mean I’ve been too busy to think. My thoughts of late have turned to gay marriage. I predicted a long time ago that turning gay marriage into a...
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The Bookworm Beat 6/27/16 — the “post-Brexit world” edition and open thread
I have lots — and I do mean lots — of interesting links for you today. Before I start, though, I want to address a point I read from someone worried about what Brexit and Trump mean. In an age of...
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The Bookworm Beat 7/19/16 — the “it never stops” edition and open thread
True confession: I didn’t watch the convention last night. Mr. Bookworm, whose politics don’t align with mine, got to the TV first. I did read about it, however, and I came away with the impression...
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Learn about your world at WOW! Magazine
Here it is: Your daily reminder that the revamped website for the Watcher’s Council is a brilliant collaborative online effort called WOW! Magazine. Since I last posted an update, Council members and...
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Progressives have mounted a dangerous attack on American democracy
The Progressive meltdown over Trump’s Electoral College victory continues unabated and has gone from the merely undemocratic practice of street violence and personal abuse to the seriously, dangerously...
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The Bookworm Beat 4/7/17 — the “it’s good news when Donald Trump is...
For 8 years, my open threads have been depressing. This one, though, had me feeling remarkably cheerful as there’s a lot of good news under President Trump. I am very pleased with the airstrike...
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A “few” words about men interrupting women
Since I left for my trip, there’s been a big to-do about the fact that David Bonderman, at an Uber board meeting, made a slightly stale, 1950s-esque joke about women: “There’s a lot of data,” Ms....
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Trump trolled the Left when he called Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas”
Trump was clever, not racist, when he used a ceremony honoring Navajo Code Talkers to remind people that his nickname for Elizabeth Warren is Pocahontas. The media and other Progressives in my world...
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