First off, you have to admit this is the greatest blog in THE WHOLE WORLD. I wish I had the time and was at the pay grade required to say something about Carl’s musical posts. And I have to say I don’t know what the heck to do about Egypt or the Republican party. Pete is on top of the . . . . Continue Reading »
The best show on NPR was Marian McPartland’s “Piano Jazz.” I don’t think I was ever sorry for having it on in the background, or ever sorry when I got drawn in to listen more closely. You could usually learn to appreciate something about the more aggressively modernistic . . . . Continue Reading »
In “A World Learning to Manage without the U.S.,” he argues there is an emerging Russia-Saudi-Chinese axis. (All three have reasons to hate the Muslim Brotherhood, for one.) A grimly fun piece in which Mr. Goldman understandably touts how many times he’s been right on foreign . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Pete’s lucid and timely post below amounts to this: The RNC is composed of clueless losers and Rand Paul and Chris Christie, whatever you might think of their policies, are real men who know what they’re doing. I understand exactly what Christie is doing to position himself, although . . . . Continue Reading »
So why is Rand Paul sticking up for NBC and CNN? The Republican National Committee is threatening to boycott those two networks over the production of presumed hagiographies of Hillary Clinton. Why is Rand Paul standing up for liberal-leaning organizations who are boosters of Clinton? The reason is . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, that’s always news. Steven Smith, the reviewer, puts himself in the middle—between the extremes of Harry Jaffa and Laurence Lampert. The two extremists, in Steven’s view, are dogmatic, taking liberties with what Strauss actually said in the service of their projects. . . . . Continue Reading »
Word has it that San Diego Democrats have finally gathered up enough moral spine from among their thousands of officials and functionaries to pressure Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego and Honorary Emperor-for-Life of Harassamentstan, into resigning from the first of those posts. But lest such a . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m glad so many of you enjoyed the post on Joan Baez . There’s plenty more to say about the folk music movement and Joan, but I’m using her to springboard forward into an analysis of 60s rock. The main point of the Baez post was that the folkies were able at their best to bring a . . . . Continue Reading »
So Berry College might be sending mixed messages about being risky to students this year: First, we have THE PEER EDUCATIONS “a team of Berry College students specially trained to promote healthy lifestyles within the community. They do so by leading educational programs designed to foster to . . . . Continue Reading »
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