1984

“Fortunately, people finally seem to understand the fallacy of requiring proof.” Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

Sheryl Crow is mouthing off again: We have risen to great heights of arrogance in our refusal to acknowledge that the earth is changing. We hold steadfast to our belief that nothing can happen to us as a people. We get into our oversized, war-machine-like vehicles, get on our cell phones and blackberries, and avoid… Read more

…someone came up with a disincentive for layabouts who render themselves ineligible for the workforce.  Could we do something like this for folks with those creepy lip, nose, and tongue piercings? [True story:  a couple years back, one of my dimwitted shirt-tail relatives inhaled the stud that was supposed to be riveted to her nose. … Read more

…it’s probably too big for your brain.  Vander Leun isn’t enthralled with bumperstickers either In a way a host of loony bumper strips on the back of an auto are just God’s way of telling you the driver will never be someone from whom you will have to take orders. From my unscientific street survey… Read more

…now that their favorite transnational institution is proposing to mitigate Global Warming by building more nuclear power plants.  At least one country is trying to be an over-achiever:  look at this ad in the International Herald Tribune. Tips from Drudge and the Instapundit. Read more

Glenn Reynolds spots the eco-socialites, but misses the main point–these are green hucksters: But what can we actually do to make a difference on Earth Day besides buying a Prius?” The answer, according to Ms. Barnett, is a line of natural health-care and housecleaning products made by Shaklee, a 47-year-old company based in San Francisco… Read more

…is definitely not my Word of the Day.  It’s Steven Colbert’s "truthiness."  The Colbert Report isn’t my cup of tea:  I don’t pay to have garbage delivered. Tip from Michelle Malkin, who has a better word. Read more

Joseph Epstein, writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, points us to the delights of the Vocabula Review, a refuge for all of us who aspire to clear writing. Scanning through the excerpts of this month’s articles, I was particularly taken by Carey Harrison’s "News from the Front, Once More:" The Teachers’ Union diktat, issued to… Read more

Since he was a no-show for his own birthday party, some of us wiseguys think Fidel Castro is dead. Concealing the fact and revealing it later is pretty much S.O.P. for commie dictatorships where the leadership succession is in doubt, so I’m inclined to agree. Now the question is, when will the Cubanos get around… Read more

The Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services is standardizing the US citizenship exam, and already some thumbsuckers like the llinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights are complaining that the test is too hard!  OK, let me get this straight:  the test will be standardized, the entire test bank, with answers, is online and publicly… Read more