On the Other Hand, the Eugenics are Great... Mark Steyn adds another piece of information to the Canada picture : As a result, this once pro...

Rest in Peace, Sen. Kennedy: I wasn't going to say anything at all on the subject of Senator Edward Kennedy's death. I'd rather...

So, What's It Like To Live In Canada? An interesting perspective on the subject of healthcare comes from reading this company's page...

Shame, Islam, and the West: Arts & Letters Daily has a link to a piece from World Affairs Journal , on the subject of foreign women tra...

Late Night Jello: Iowahawk imagines a conversation between an older lady and a hospital orderly. You're a Christian, aren't you, Mr...

"For Political Reasons" The President's uncle -- remember how he'd liberated Auschwitz? -- has a few words on his nephew:...

I think the phrase is "sympathetic magic". You know, take an umbrella if it looks like rain, and it won't rain, but if you did...

Well, Now, Lads: Let's have a look at the Near Cosmos: Each one of those dots is 100 billion stars. Have a drink or three with my compl...

"Hey for Christmas!" Late August is probably the wrong time for Christmas; but as I missed the last feast , if not the holiday, pe...

On Elizabeth Edwards: My beloved mother refuses to watch sad movies. For a long time, even a sad scene in an otherwise happy movie was enou...

Conservative Philosophy: Cassandra had a post yesterday examining conservative philosophy , and there was some interesting discussion around...

Now, the Bible: The other matter was the Bible and its use in American politics and culture. President Obama... has said that he hopes to b...

Scottish Heraldry: Jay Nordlinger asks , "Who can wave the Bible?" I'd like to discuss that, and will do so above. However, ...

Subregionalism: This is one of those puff-pieces that could only have been written by a career diplomat, unless it was by a "visiting ...

Now it's getting serious . WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate Democrat asked the top 15 health insurers to explain what portion of pre...

Rating Stars: I really have no idea why Haloscan is popping up this annoying "rating stars" code. I'll try to shut it off. I...

A Rhetorical Slap: Yesterday we noted the President's odd use of religious rhetoric. Professor Althouse slapped down one piece of that...

Smack! Our friend Lars Walker does not generally believe in signs and portents. I won’t go so far as to say that signs never come in our da...

Oddities in Rhetoric: Religious rhetoric from the Left : "We are God's partners in matters of life and death." From the Right...

The Future of the Past : In the early 1960s, curators at the Philadelphia Museum of Art noticed something funny about one of their modern-ar...