I enjoy reading the columns of Daniel Larison, featured at the American Conservative, though, to my mind, he does go off the rails from time to time on theological matters. Like few of us, Mr. Larison is a Russian Orthodox, and he regards the theology of the Greek Fathers as his particular bailiwick, complaining bitterly…
If I told you, I’d have to cancel your subscription
Nothing to see here, folks. Nothing to see. No, nothing at all. Let me see if I’ve got all my links straight here. Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to the CIA, and the results of that request are available here. Over at Politico, Dylan Byers digests the results here, learning that that New York…
Chris Christie’s theory of broads
Well, that was unfair, wasn’t it? As I’ve said before, this is the blogosphere, where unfairness is a way of life. My headline should be “Chris Christie’s mother’s theory of broads,” which doesn’t quite have the same ring. But, anyway, here is Chris Christie’s mother’s theory of broads, as Chris explained it for the Republican…
When it comes to health care, markets do work! They work to make insurers rich!
Peter Orszag is totally not my favorite Democrat. After serving a couple years whispering “Don’t spend! Cut!” in President Obama’s ears, he decamped to Citigroup, or Citigang, or whatever they call themselves these days, presumably to serve as Citi’s DC liaison the next time Sandy Weil’s monument to entrepreneurial incompetence needs a multi-billion dollar government…
Wynton Marsalis—“Sweet Georgia Brown”
The Wynton Marsalis Quintet meets Le Hot Club de France, in the form of Mark O’Connor (violin) and Frank Vignola (guitar). Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Dan Nimmer (piano); Walter Blanding (sax); Carlos Henriquez (bass); Ali Jackson (drums). Posted by Wynton Marsalis.
Pseudo-New Yorker
Legal humor here. The conclusion of “Survivor, Manhattan Edition” proved particularly gripping. “I hope I land on your mother, Jeremy. I want you to know that.” “I may be falling to the street, but you are falling into the hands of Satan.” “May I suggest that we postpone the group edit until such time as…
China, land of the future
A three-hundred foot section of a ramp leading to a 9.6-mile bridge over the Songhua River collapsed today, nine months after the bridge opened, the New York Times reports. It’s the sixth major bridge to collapse this year. Last year, a crash involving a brand-new high speed rail line cost the lives of 40 people….
Imagine if his position hadn’t been his position
Over at the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” page, Ramesh Ponnuru tries to explain how Todd Akin ran off the rails: Akin’s position on abortion inspired some of the controversy, of course. So did his clear implication that some rapes are not real rapes. He managed, however, to add more toxic ingredients to the…
What’s Chinese for “Solyndra”?
Chinese solar panel manufacturers, who helped put the Obama-embarrassin’ Solyndra Corp. out of business, are now struggling as well, according to the Associated Press: “Chinese solar panel makers that grew fast over the past decade are suffering big losses due to slumping global sales and a price war that threaten an industry seen by communist…
Richard Posner, so not one for strumming the guitar
How Much Is Enough? ask Brits Robert and Edward Skidelsky, father and son, the dad being well known as the author of a famous, three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes and the son a not as well known philosopher. How Much Is Enough? springs off an essay Keynes wrote back in the day, imagining life…