Welshmen Never Yield The Brits are outnumbered, and the Zulus are outgunned. They both depend on music for morale.

Freedom From "The Barrister" at Maggie's Farm : Politicians of all stripes hate free markets, because free markets aren't ...

September 11th, 2010: As every year, I will repost my poem Enid & Geraint . It must be among the oldest poems about 9/11, for I wrote i...

Pat Buchanan: Are We Serious? Once in a while, Mr. Buchanan makes a good point . Half of one, at least: Jones, who sells t-shirts saying ...

I took the above notes while in my office at 71st Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, on September 11, 2001. We had managed to get through ...

Frosty Sends: A protest song: They're stretching a little to describe the conflict as one about 'country boys' and 'politici...

Saving God? A UK magazine called Standpoint reviews two religious books that adopt naturalism as a means of defending -- rather than attac...

Small Matters: According to this study , the current Congress and administration are slightly on the spendy side. Under their, ah, 'lea...

Memorandum For The Record: BillT sends .

Cat Heaven Texan99 heaven, too, if it comes to that. This is what my home would look like if my husband didn't play the heavy and keep ...

Exactly What Is A "Food Historian"? Apparently the adjective is intended to negate , rather than modify, the noun. Food historian ...

1938: An argument by analogy can sometimes be helpful ... but only if the analogy fits. The story of 1937, of F.D.R.’s disastrous decision t...

Tolkien on Film: The famous writer, in 1968, via the BBC . Hat tip to Mr. Lars Walker , whose fine blog pointed me to it.

Good Advice from China: “Watch out for that sword,” the rehearsal director shouted. “I don’t want anybody’s head getting cut off because you...

Color Without Pigment Pigments absorb light in most wavelengths and reflect back in just a few, which our eyes detect as "color." ...

For Cassandra: Here below find a video that combines my interest in feats of horsemanship with her interest in wiener dogs. (H/t: The Whited...

Ringgold Games: I spent the weekend at the Ringgold Celtic Festival and Highland Games. The weather was beautiful, and many old friends wer...

Watermelon Gems I've never been that enthusiastic about diamonds; I like a lot of vulgar color. So here's a semi-precious stone I c...

Troops Turn Down "Stop Loss" Bonuses? The Washington Post reports that military servicemen required to remain on duty beyond thei...

Hungry to Vote Be afraid, incumbent progressives. People are about to pop with the need to get to the ballot box and express dissatisfactio...