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I spent the day at Cuba Nostalgia and it was a beautiful tribute to the Cuban-American community, of which I am not part. This was sad for me because as a second generation American, I do not get to experience anything like this with Italians. Our wave of immigration has [...]
I always love these. Many have noticed the uncanny resemblance between James Carville, my favorite Democrat, and LOTR’s Gollum.
Talking with my buddy Frank today, he pointed out that Carville even more closely [...]
There is a breed of conservative which thrives only in the media. One might call them the in-house conservatives of the MSM. William Safire and David Brooks are two classic examples of the breed. Michael Gerson began as a high-profile “compassionate conservative,” and has transitioned to “in-house conservatism.” The more [...]
Democrats are rebuking President Bush for saying in his speech to the Knesset, here, that to negotiate with terrorists and radicals is appeasement. The Democrats took it as a slap at Barack Obama. [...]
When the “compassionate conservative” label was first minted, I was somewhat taken with it. Firstly, because I have great respect for Marvin Olasky. Secondly, because it seemed the best way to break out of the Conservatives Mean / Liberals Nice [...]
The lack of self-awareness of the academic Left always amazes me. Two recent examples from my own experience:
1. A discussion about “Eurocentrism,” and Modernity.

Well the Missus and I are back from our annual vacation. We go to Ohio every year to visit family. This year the weather was typical Ohio, it changed every fifteen minutes, mostly from bad to worse. The entire time we were there we only got [...]
weren’t we just talking about whether Hollywood comes in for a slice of “media bias” charges? Mark Hemingway thinks it does. (more…)
[...]1. More Than One Way Home… Keb Mo
2. Good Man Gone Bad… BB King
3. I Take My Chances… Mary Chapin Carpenter
4. Dirt Floor Cracka’… JJ Grey & Mofro
5. I want You… Bob Dylan
6. Desert Skies… Marshall Tucker Band
7. [...]