Few soldiers lose their humanity in war. But that they don’t, at least temporarily, can be one of the unbearable pains that they carry forever.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
The New Nomenklatura
Barack Obama and his rich socialist buddies.
May Day
It’s the day to commemorate the Victims of Communism. Particularly the living ones in places like Cuba and North Korea, for whom there is still some hope.
The Left’s War On Science
Jonah Goldberg takes on Chris Mooney.
Dumbing Us Down
There is nothing you can do that won’t prevent some idiot from mistaking almost anything for a firearm. It’s hoplophobe nation.
Blade Runner
What did Philip K. Dick think of it? Now we know.
Joss Whedon
Why does he always kill the characters we love?
What’s The Real War On Women?
Not forcing Catholic institutions to hand out free birth control, or “honor” killings? Call me crazy, but I think the latter is much more of a war on women.
Laying The Groundwork For The Next LA Riots
Thanks a bunch, Al:
By yoking himself to the memory of the Los Angeles riots, and to the coming trial of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Sharpton is implicitly threatening violence even as he explicitly denounces it. “I’ve fought for justice for Trayvon,” Sharpton wrote at the Huffington Post, “because I believe in America and I don’t believe we should burn it down. Let’s prove that we are in fact the United States of America, and let’s not miss another opportunity to show just how great we can be.”
And just how great can we be, Mr. Sharpton, if “justice for Trayvon” results in an acquittal of George Zimmerman?
Sharpton surely knows this is a real possibility. As pointed out by Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, among others, the case against Zimmerman is feeble. But this is of little import to Sharpton, and indeed may even be to his advantage. The initial narrative of the Martin shooting – racist white guy shoots harmless black child – has come unraveled, leaving Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey in the unenviable position of pressing a murder case in which the only known eyewitness bolsters the defendant’s claim of self-defense. But expectations of a conviction have already been raised, not least by Sharpton himself, leaving him in the role of the man who will pour oil on the troubled waters. And, conveniently for Sharpton, the anniversary of the L.A. riots arrives to provide exactly the right platform for the type of self-promotion at which he is so adept.
I’m sure that Chris Gerrib will be along any minute to defend the lying race baiter, though.
The Blink Tag
The history. Actually, the most interesting part of the story was the part about St. James Infirmary burning down. The last few times I’d been in Mountain View, I’d been wondering what happened to it.