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A Times editorial on the anti-semitic terrorist German left (ahem) of the 1970s, and the lessons that can be applied towards today’s enemies of the democratic state: The Times – Hitler’s Children Germany’s anti-terrorist campaign of the 1970s has much to teach modern politics There is division in British politics today over anti-terrorist legislation. That [...]

Categories: History

NRO – Child-Only Left Behind How Obamacare destroyed the child-only health-insurance market. Because parents can buy child-only insurance at the last minute, child-only policies will be purchased disproportionately by already-sick clients. The disproportionately sick clientele will be expensive to care for, which will force insurers to raise premiums. The high premiums will give the healthy [...]

Categories: People and Current Events

But this is disgusting: Until it was banned in 1972, the pesticide DDT helped keep bedbugs in check. Increased international travel and other modern phenomena have contributed to a resurgence of the apple-seed-size insects, which feed on human blood. Outbreaks have hit several U.S. cities. In New York, stores including Niketown and Victoria’s Secret have [...]

Categories: Science and Nature

I don’t think Ruthie Gledhill will mind if I repost this letter in full: Articles of Faith Blog – Sakineh’s son writes: ‘My mother is innocent and has spent five years languishing in cold, black pit.’ From Sajjad Ghaderzadeh, son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani To 27 European Countries: Greetings to all officials in European countries, [...]

Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs

Peter’s official unemployment began today! It’s wonderful. I sat working this morning with my coffee near an open window, so he kept getting up and microwaving it for me. For the next few weeks, I have a hausfrau! Anyway, the news is still crushingly slow, so here, in video form, is what I’ve been up [...]

Categories: Entertainment

Isn’t it election season? Aren’t there some international conflagrations to be commented upon? Why is the news so slow? Maybe it’s a sign the Dems are losing. Or maybe there’s just not a lot going on. At least my Tumble Blog is full!

Categories: People and Current Events

And a total babe. Elizabeth Taylor on What’s My Line? You know, if TV studios are looking for a cheap, non-scripted prime-time alternative to the usual fetid swamp of repurposed late-night talk show hosts and the inevitable reality lineups, you’d think this would be an easy solution. But then the panel would be made up [...]

Categories: Entertainment

Compare Ai Weiwei (designer of the Birds Nest stadium in Beijing) to, I dunno (Wikies at random), this glorified theme park for pretentious adults: The Times – Ai Weiwei: the artist risking his safety for art, by Janice Turner Ai has always been a cussed, provocative figure. He took a series of photographs, Study in [...]

Categories: Art and Literature

The National Review editorial on the objective (hah!) wisdom of repealing Obamacare: Health-insurance giants Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, CoventryOne, Humana, and UnitedHealthCare have stopped writing child-only policies in those jurisdictions where they are able to do so. The reason for this is obvious: Because Obamacare forces insurance companies to accept children [...]

Categories: Politics

Pictures and wiki of two new dinosaurs. Also, what is UP with the goofy naming conventions these days. Where is the magic for the little children everywhere?!

Categories: Science and Nature

The Corner – Annals of Sharia: ‘Allah honored wives by instating the punishment of beatings’ There’s a great comedy opportunity here. I see The Simpsons maybe, or one of the sitcoms, running a line where a pretty Muslim lady in a hijab and bruises keeps showing up and saying dryly “It’s just that my husband [...]

Categories: People and Current Events

I thought I already blogged about the city of Bell, California, population 37,000, mostly hispanic, per capita income of $24,800, whose administrators are making between $1.54 million (with 143 paid vacation days) and $770,000 on the low end. But I must have Twittered it. There was a city council hearing when a mainstream newspaper actually [...]

Categories: Politics

Hehehe: Telegraph Blogs – Ed West: The man with 15 kids by 14 women. The welfare state has turned back the clock – to one million BC

Categories: People and Current Events

I had a few minutes free in the course of my sniffling and ooging and cooking dinner and … my server was out! Presumably it was doing something useful, like getting itself updated, but honestly, who knows. Meanwhile, the time for my attention span has passed. So here, have a video: Via The Corner, who [...]

Categories: Politics

OK Go put out another music video… So cool. Up it to 720 and watch it in full screen. And watch their faces. Lawdy they’re focusing hard.

Categories: Entertainment