April 2010
1 post
Why batters get hit →
George Will’s discussion of Jason Turbow’s “The Baseball Codes” about the game’s unwritten rules in honor of Opening Day.
March 2010
15 posts
Delany calls larger tournament 'probable' →
The Big Ten commissioner indicates the NCAA cannot leave well enough alone. Doug Gottlieb (former ‘Poke) gets it right on not expanding the basketball tournament, with a point that is not…
'RapeLay' video game goes viral amid outrage →
Whether the result of moral confusion, or a necessary evil of the freedoms of the internet, or both, dehumanizing women still plays.
How the Left fakes the hate →
Did happiness on the left die with Paul Wellstone? What was once worth a chuckle when it lived as Bush Derangement Syndrome, has now become tiresome with its manufactured state of projection.
More Greenland ice melts faster →
If the president is as successful with delivering his health care promises as he was to have been with the recovery from glacial melting the instant he was elected, presumably because Nature…
The future of politics lies with women →
It is hard to refute the increasing influence of women on politics given the demographic trends in the West alone. However, to assume there is a monolithic leftist bloc waiting to tapped as…
The health bill's collateral damage →
The first of many such stories as to how Obamacare falls short of the hype, now that we get to find what was in the bill because it was passed.
Twins agree to terms with Joe Mauer →
Making good on their implicit promise to build a winner now that they have their new stadium, the Twins quelled a slowly building anxiety and got a little bit of a hometown discount to boot. Now…
Acorn on brink of bankruptcy, officials say →
We can only hope this is the end for Acorn. Professional activists have a way of surviving, so some form of reincarnation is likely.
Is food the new sex? →
That there is a relationship between the human experiences of food and sex is a common sense statement. What is curious, as both have come into abundance in the West and the progressive view on…
US credit rating at risk, Moody's warns →
Here is a way Obamacare could get aborted: All that pre-collection goes to cover escalating debt payments, if the rosy recovery scenarios don’t play out. How long then until the executive branch…
Solar sector's long-term outlook is far from sunny →
With solar being a low-density energy source, the need for innovation in not in the novelty of the technology, but in the reduction in cost and increase in scalability. This means that the…
Waterboarding for dummies →
Free tip: If a technique can cause “physical fatigue or psychological resignation” to the point that a detainee will try to let himself die during the next time it is applied, then that is a…
Abortion and race: a complicated problem →
It does not take a freakish economist to recognize that ignoring the obvious leads to disproportionate negative consequences.
The Culture Project unveiled →
Several years in the making, arguably before Phil Lawler’s current effort began, CatholicCulture.org announces it is ready for prime time.
What have the Olympics revealed about God and... →
It took me until about the third time hearing a full-throated version of the host nation’s national anthem to recognize this.
February 2010
4 posts
Was Tiger sincere? →
It is an all too common question that is still being asked. I’m uncertain the answer and whether I really care. Nevertheless, upon reading his statement, it seems there is something eerily…
Will government borrowing end the downturn? →
Avoiding a double-dip will likely come down to whether business cycle/bubble forces can overcome the unwinding of commercial credit, regardless of the attempt to short-circuit the deleveraging…
Sills, 13, commits to USC →
While it is out of LA and not Bristol, it still should be taken with a grain of salt, but… Monitoring is one thing. Making a verbal offer to, much less getting a commitment from, a…
Obama in the Balance →
A bit overwrought, but it is hard not to be amused when even TNR starts questioning the president’s… what’s the word? oh, yes… gravitas.
June 2009
1 post
The Anti-Reagan →
Can anyone predict when Buchanan thinks foreign interventionism is OK and when it is not? Grenada(!) good, Iraq bad? #tcot
May 2009
1 post
'U' researchers find promise in cancer-fighting... →
Positive stories like this using hESCR and something wicked this way will come. I wonder what isn’t meeting the eye here. #tcot
April 2009
1 post
Don't you mess with grandpa, sonny →
84-year old would-be Good Samaritan apparently turns the table on his attackers. I love these stories. #tcot
March 2009
2 posts
Certain areas of economy swelling with jobs →
The invisible hand is still on the tiller. #tcot
Obama's science fiction →
The president’s “intellectual laziness” and “moral arrogance” are not news.
February 2009
6 posts
Pope tells Nancy Pelosi life must be protected →
Apparently the Speaker didn’t try her “theological” defense of abortion on the pope.
Buy American--or bye-bye America →
Please. Buchanan invokes Keynes and Volcker (aka Mr. Volatility). What started the fall of the Articles of Confederation, again? #tcot #stimulus
How Congress trumps Darwin →
Also reveals one of the great self-contradictions of the “progressive” movement. #tcot
Evans-Novak Political Report: Final Edition →
The long-running newsletter closes up shop.
Truth or consequences for Pope Benedict →
It may be necessary to believe that modernity is the supreme tribunal to not understand the pope’s moves re SSPX. #catholic
Travel pick: pop culture and cinema in Italy →
Darwin goes to Rome. I wouldn’t mind seeing this exhibit.
January 2009
24 posts
Obama just flatters himself →
Those who ignore history… or would that be deny history in this case?
Political views stripped Thissen of Holy Angels'... →
He wasn’t actually stripped, but denied, an honor, in accordance with Church teaching.
Pope strongly endorses apostolic use of the... →
Wouldn’t have expected otherwise: Break down barriers and go where the sinners are… #catholic
What the stimulus will cost you →
According to Heritage, it looks like a lot… I’m still waiting for someone to convince me our bailout swamp fever won’t end up being inflationary. #tcot
Obama's job approval rate stands at 68% →
Even Jimmy Carter had near-Felsenburgh-like approval in the beginning… #tcot
Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate... →
I don’t think Damon is stupid enough to take the challenge. #tcot #hhrs
Up from Conservatism: America needs a better Right... →
Reid Buckley has hit simultaneously on two questions that have been bugging me for at least a year and a half: Where is the conservative (and libertarian for that matter) re-examination of…
White House Web Site Becomes Pro-Abortion After... →
Not a big surprise. Is there any place easy to find his predecessor’s online documents?
Bush Mocked as He Arrives on Inauguration Dais →
They are who we thought they were. Nice. #tcot
Change has Come to Whitehouse.gov →
Wasted no time… Sigh… #tcot
How the Fed's Folly Got Us to Where We Are →
A decent outline from WSJ re what happened when Alan Greenspan got all dolled up while the rest of Washington was wearing beer goggles. #tcot
Why Ron Carey Thinks Norm Coleman will Win →
A rare bit of optimism in these parts, even if it is from the local party hack-in-chief #tcot
Obama Breaks Bread with Conservative Writers →
Promising on the face of it, and probably a shrewd move. Or was this just the elite meeting the elite? #tcot
Henderson, Rice elected to Hall of Fame; Blyleven... →
Can’t really argue with this year’s inductee’s.
Consumer Borrowing Drops by $7.5B in November →
That this is considered a bad thing must be sending Adam Smith into grave spins. Just say no to bubbles. #tcot
A Prayer for Fr. Richard John Neuhaus →
Unfortunately, it seems prayers for a holy death are appropriate. May Ss. Jude and Joseph intercede. #catholic
Diet not Exercise Plays Key Role in Weight Loss →
Anyone who has run the numbers knows this is true. #health
Pope says St. John's Gospel is an Eyewitness... →
The latest seminar assertion is that Jesus never existed. Not so fast…
The Economic "Stimulus" →
Blank checks always prove irresistible.