Kevin D. Williamson reminds us in NRO that theatrical shootings like the most recent one that took place at the Umpqua Community College in Oregon are not the problem. Nor, as he notes, are hysterical reactions the solution. As President Barack Obama rushes to make another pitch for stricter gun-control policies and Hillary Clinton proposes […]
Budget Restraints Wavering in D.C.?
According to Stephen Moore, “Congress and the White House are quietly negotiating a deal for the new fiscal year that would bust the spending caps that have brought down the deficit.” But as Mr. Moore points out, “The mystery is why Republicans are so ready to throw away their best fiscal weapon against Mr. Obama […]
The Progressive Narrative: Failure Factories
“Failure factories” are rotten schools in NYC where two-thirds of students are failing and 90% of students are children of color. “A half million children, almost all of color, are being forced into failing schools with no escape,” says director for Families for Excellent Schools, Jeremiah Kittredge. William McGurn, writing in the WSJ: Welcome to […]
Graffiti and Champagne—A Historic Link
Yesterday we visited Reims and the beautiful Champagne valley with a guide from O’Chateau, a wine bar in the heart of Paris. Dick and I had attended a wine tasting there several years ago while on a tour with David Lebovitz (davidlebovitz.com). David, former pastry chef for Alice Waters in Berkeley California and author of […]
Car Free in Paris
Yesterday—Sunday—the streets of Paris were free of the typical brutal traffic. “The car-free day comes as the city wrestles with an air pollution problem that has led the city to experiment with a number of policies to clean up the air, including turning policies to make the city more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists.” As […]
Along the Wine Route
Beautiful day and sky in Cote de Beaune. Lunch in Puligny-Montrechet, where we had visited about 5 years ago when we were on a Butterfield & Robinson bike trip. Driving or biking is spectacular through the Grand Cru Wine Route, which covers about 21 kilometers between Ladoix-Serrigny and Santenay. We drove through beautiful ancient villages […]
Fossil Fuels—the Next Progressive Frontier
“I think it is imperative that we look at the Keystone pipeline as what I believe it is—a distraction from important work we have to do on climate change,” Hillary Clinton recently told a community forum in Des Moines, Iowa. Does distraction mean the pipeline offers the “kind of jobs versus rich green donor issue” […]
Beware Pension Liabilities
What happens when cities do not reform pensions? Or when government unions, refusing to compromise on pensions and retiree health care, insist that the wealthy pick up the tab? Welcome to Chicago, with its $33 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is now proposing gigantic tax increases in a city already heavily […]
Far Out Trips
The WSJ suggests seven trips for intrepid travelers to enjoy cultural festivals that offer insight into far-off places at their most interesting “and sometimes strangest” times. From the Golden Eagle Festival in Mongolia, which is described as “a cross between a sporting event and a fashion shoe; to a camel fair in India where thousands […]
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World
Has the world gone mad? On one hand we have a Republican candidate who is the former host of “Celebrity Apprentice.” On the other hand, we have a 74-year-old Socialist who seems to believe “federal revenue is created by pixies.” Both candidates are polling about 30% for their respective parties. Then, course, we have another […]
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