Go West, Young Man

Steve Yellin demonstrates why he gets listened to even though he’s only 16. And while you’re at it, check the rest of the blog out.

Out of Sync

Not that I’ve ever paid much attention to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, but the people lipsynching to the various songs are atrocious. Badly so, I’m afraid. Whether it’s Brooke Shields trying to keep up with the vocals on one of the worse Broadway songs I’ve ever heard, or the dueling Barbies on that float, the [...]

All Wars Are Crimes

The past couple of days, I’ve been involved in a number of discussions regarding how we (as liberals and lefties) respond and react to Iraq War vets. Some of us, regrettably, have chosen to personalize their displeasure against the war by criticizing and demonizing those of us (like me and others) who have fought and [...]

Value City

I’m still taking a bit of a break from blogging. I’ve underestimated the amount of time that it would take me to recover from this defeat.
Nevertheless, I’m really getting bothered by all the denigration of voters voting against their self-interest–their economic self-interest. My in-laws fall in that category, and I can see why they [...]

Winning Hearts & Minds

Let me say that the Marine and Army units fought bravely in Fallujah.
Nevertheless, this is how we snatch defeat from the jaws of victor. You don’t enter a mosque with your feet shod. That goes double if you’re not Muslim–you don’t enter, period.
That we’ve yet to apply or enforce this simple, basic fact [...]