Thank you, Iron Dome… in Israel
The photo here is of one of the Iron Dome anti-missile installations outside of Ashkelon, Israel. I stood about 80-100 yards away from this very unit yesterday, while getting a […]
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Greetings from Jerusalem
The photo is of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site(s) believed to be where the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection took place. Yesterday we also stood on […]
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Key Obamacare challenge, postponed
For those who care about the structural integrity of our Constitution, the single most outrageous feature of Obamacare is its Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). It is a body which […]
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Cowardice at the RNC
After weeks of conservative protest against the race-baiting ads in the Mississippi Senate race, ads financed by a PAC controlled by Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour, the Republican National Committee […]
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Making lemonade from education and from juries
At the Advocate this week, my column was made in the shade. I reach no jury verdict. I delve into what some people claim is extracurricular activity. And I think […]
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Netanyahu: A Leader for Western Values
At NRO, my column today notes the strong American media presence, and effective presentation, of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and looks back 50 years (!!) to the first signs […]
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Of airstrikes (Iraq) and airports (New Orleans)
Two blog posts today. Here’s why Barack Obama’s speech last night about Iraq, and orders for actions there, are woefully late. And here’s why New Orleanians should feel encouraged by the […]
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The PGA is “Glory’s Last Shot” for good reason
The professional golf tour’s final “major” championship of the year, the PGA Championship, begins Thursday. I ahd hoped to find time to write a lengthier preview than this. In sum, though, […]
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More Mississippi Mud
I hereby replace, for now, the earlier published contention that Mississippi’s Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour “prevaricated” about his role in race-baiting ads in the June U.S. Senate runoff in […]
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Is Lefty Author Rick Perlstein a Plagiarist?
Well, a court might be asked to decide that question. What is clear is that Perlstein, in his new book about the rise of Ronald Reagan’s challenge to Gerald Ford […]
