How it changed jazz.
Yes, a classic album. My sister went to music school in Ann Arbor with his son, Chris.
[Afternoon update]
I had not realized that Joe Morello started out as a violinist. How often does someone go from violin to drums?
[Monday-morning update]
The top 100 jazz albums you should own. With a meditation on the art.
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“I apologize for this article.”
And I apologize, with absolute insincerity, for linking to it.
I do think that, for many, part of the appeal of Trump is that he never does this.
How they fell in love with street violence.
Fascists gonna fascist. As Glenn says: “The left favors violence only under certain circumstances: When it’s out of power and feels frustrated, and when it’s in power and feels unstoppable.”
In other words, it’s always appealing, for one reason or another.
Was Chakrabarti the power behind the throne (and the Twitter account)?
I have to say that if he was the brains of the outfit, the outfit is only slightly more brainless now.
RIP.
And as usual we have to provide a corrective the media morons and other freedom-hating leftists:
A non-leftist has died, so of course the left are acting like the soulless ghouls they are.
[Saturday-morning update]
Thoughts and links about the Evil David Koch.
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…are much, much worse.
Yes, I’ve noticed that. I’m no saint, but I’m a lot better than most of those people.
What Hollywood scripts would look like if the scriptwriters understood it.
Now do space.
Not, it did not make America rich. The north, largely without slaves, was much more wealthy than the slave-holding south, which is why it won the war.
And yes, “the Founders were flawed, the nation is imperfect, and the Constitution remains a liberty document.”
Is it science, or religion?
I’d say that an undisprovable hypothesis would fall into the religious category. Though, of course, CAGW is that way, too.
A long-time blogger needs help.
I haven’t been tracking it, but I’m sure I no longer have the readership I once did either. The Internet moves on.
[Tuesday-afternoon update]
As Andrew W. notes in comments, things are looking less grim for them, but he could still use some help.