Day trip to Simi
We’re down in Southern California for Spring Break, so we’re doing some SoCal stuff. Today’s outing was to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. My only other visit had been more than a decade ago, and...
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Obama and his White House security *UPDATED*
Being a police or other type of security officer is, by definition, a risky job. It’s entirely possible to find oneself in a low risk situation, such as the town in which I live. Crimes here tend to...
View ArticleYour betters in Washington are just more important than you are
There’s still time to make a stand by signing the White House petition urging that we establish “gun free zones” around the President, VP, and their families. The thinking is that what’s sauce for the...
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The Mandela funeral fiasco inspired Mark Steyn to new heights
Everyone’s been having fun with the Mandela funeral fiasco, whether they’ve been talking about selfies or sign language. It was an event made for Mark Steyn’s writing: [H]ow heartening, as one...
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Wednesday round-up and Open Thread
I’ve commented before that “sayings” from the Victorian era and before (e.g, “a stitch in time saves nine,” “idle hands are the Devil’s playground”) may have gone out of style, but their deeper truths...
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The Bookworm Beat (10/10/14) — Hanging on by a thread edition, and Open Thread
Reading the news lately is not conducive to good mental health. Obama has become a one man Murphy’s Law: on his watch, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. We are watching a train wreck in...
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2016 — the year that America’s ongoing cultural degradation merged with politics
Victor Davis Hanson says that conservatives who look askance at a Trump candidacy needn’t get their knickers in a twist, because he’s no worse than anyone else in our political class, going all the...
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