The LOST Art of PostModern Storytelling
I had planned a long, pedantic post about what annoyed me about the series finale of LOST. But it’s late and I’m tired and I’ve been writing all day and it’s just a stupid television show. Let me just say for the record that I’m not confused about the ending of LOST. (Many commenters on […]
Ramirez: On Calderon and Obama
Why I'm Supporting "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day"
First things first. Here is a visual depiction of the “prophet” Mohammad: I have just flouted Islamic law. I obviously didn’t draw the image above but today’s protest is about challenging the threats and intimidation (and in some cases violence) being directed at those who violate the Islamic sharia ban on artistic depictions of Mohammad. […]
Business Insider: "11 Signs the Government has Become an Overgrown Monstrosity . . ."
“. . . that Every American is Dependent Upon for Survival.”
1929 . . . 1987 . . . 2010?
Here’s a guy who says a major stock market crash is imminent (two days to two weeks away). He may be wrong but he’s no flake either. His charts are pretty sobering. Here’s his chart with the 1929 market overlaid with the current market:
Ramirez Again. Perfect.
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VDH: "Is Anyone Sane in Washington?"
Victor Davis Hanson on the Obama administration’s lemming-like rush to duplicate all of Europe’s mistakes: What is surreal is that, having been given the great didactic gift of seeing the Europeans go off the cliff ahead of us, this administration has hit the accelerator, not the brakes — almost as if it wishes to beat Europe down into the abyss. […]
Regarding Elena Kagan . . .
For what it’s worth, Elena Kagan is an anagram for “An anal geek.” Perhaps she is an obsessively neat nerd.
This Made Me Laugh
My profound thanks to Stephen Mansfield for bringing this to my attention. “Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.
Why I Can't Manage to Get Too Worked Up About Obama's SCoTUS Pick
I’m finding myself experiencing zen-like calm about the upcoming confirmation hearings of for Elena Kagan–our president’s pick for the latest opening of the Supreme Court. Why? First of all Kagan is replacing a ultra-liberal justice in John Paul Stevens. She doesn’t change the ideological balance of the court in any way. Second, there is no […]