Archive for September, 2010

Pablo Casals Plays Bach

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

G Major Cello Suite at the Prades Festival in 1954:

“Non-Profit” Corruption

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady just received a contract that will pay him roughly $18 million per year. Does he really need free cars from a charity that apparently does not take its mission seriously? The sedan banged up in a Back Bay crash last week was the third Audi that New England Patriots [...]

The Lord’s Prayer

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Malotte: The Lord’s Prayer UST Singers from Manila, Philippines

September 11, 2001

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Chris Christie Rocks!

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Teaching a teacher. A classic moment in politics. More: And more going back to May: Earlier greatest hits here and here.

Are We in a Depression Now?

Friday, September 10th, 2010

David Rosenberg has 13 reasons to say Yes.

Fiddling While Iran Goes Nuclear

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Obama is an embarrassment and a danger to national security: While President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been obsessing about the Israeli-Palestinian talks they have orchestrated, the collapse of their feckless Iran policy is becoming more apparent. A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency released on Monday disclosed the fact that [...]

Sharron Angle Haters Out of Woodwork

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Jay Nordlinger: I’ve just read a lil’ article from the Associated Press, and would like to comment. The article begins, “Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle’s conservative views on illegal immigration and her limited outreach to Hispanics have done little to endear her to Nevada’s largest minority group.” I love that “conservative views on illegal immigration.” [...]

Narcissist Crist

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Losing the Seas?

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

J.E. Dyer says Yes. This is how maritime dominance is lost: incrementally and off the public’s radar. The U.S. Navy, as an oceangoing sea-control force, has shrunk from 568 ships and submarines in 1987 to 285 today. Our NATO allies’ navies have shrunk significantly as well, some of them by greater percentages. Among our key [...]