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July 2013

July 19, 2013

Obama’s Speech: Cynical Me and Cynical He – UPDATED

This afternoon, President Obama showed up before the White House Press Corp and talked about...

April 2012

April 10, 2012

Race in America: See the Person First?

Over Easter, I chatted with someone who currently works for a network news outlet and...

April 02, 2012

Trayvon and the MSM: “Who will guard the guardians?” UPDATED

It's an ironic question, given George Zimmerman's own ideas about guardianship, but it's one that...

March 2012

March 24, 2012

Trayvon and Zimmerman: A “good faith” breakdown?

In the comboxes, someone wondered earlier today why I had not written anything about the...

December 2010

December 01, 2010

Finding Closure with Jumper Cables

The latest entry into the Habit of Witness series is a particularly poignant one, written...

July 2010

July 25, 2010

Journolist: Listening So You Don't Have To!

Git along little dawgies Over at RCP Jay Cost is asking what's so bad about...

July 21, 2010

Sherrod should write a book- UPDATED

The Pool of Bethesda, 1645, Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot Shirley Sherrod says she is not certain...

July 20, 2010

Sherrod Blames NAACP for Resignation – UPDATED

Shirley Sherrod is blaming the NAACP for her resignation/firing, and she is right to: Asked...

July 19, 2010

The Breitbart Sherrod Tape – UPDATE

Glenn Reynolds linked to this piece at Hot Air where Ed Morrissey writes: Andrew Breitbart...

July 12, 2010

Just Words Powerful Words – UPDATED

There is an art to good politics This, however, is artless. And cynical. First Lady...

July 11, 2010

RFK, MLK, Oakland, Race & Us

RKF, MLK Landmark for Peace Memorial A few days ago I linked to a piece...

June 2010

June 25, 2010

A Saint Grows in Brooklyn?

A great pleasure of doing In the Arena for the Diocese of Brooklyn as been...

June 22, 2010

What's wrong with Jaden Smith? Nothing

Having enjoyed Jaden Smith's performance in The Pursuit of Happyness, (a film I liked very...

April 2010

April 21, 2010

'Zo goes off on Blow

Background here Also, note that the Tea Partiers -who the press would like to paint...

December 2009

December 08, 2009

Is this racist? Unprofessional? Ignorant? -UPDATED

The New Republic's James Gardner has taken a look at the drawings for the George...

October 2009

October 21, 2009

How much does Contessa Brewer earn? UPDATED

Because she makes some really egregious mistakes over there at MSNBC (one of the White...

September 2009

September 18, 2009

Wilson Wrong, Obama did not lie!

"Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here...

September 16, 2009

I believe Obama rejects Carter's charge – UPDATED

In a post below, I noted a tweet from CBS' Mark Knoller: Rejecting Jimmy Carter...

September 16, 2009

Hey, whatever happened to Hillary, anyway? -UPDATED

“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you...

September 16, 2009

Althouse, Dowd & the Toxic Card of Racism – UPDATED

Legal Insurrection: The increasingly hysterical use of the the race card by liberal columnists, bloggers...

August 2009

August 31, 2009

The Pinnacle: slim, sharp & lonely

Catching up on all the stories since I have been away and I must have...

August 24, 2009

"The narrative WILL be maintained…" -UPDATE

A terrific spiel by Bill Whittle - a nice history lesson and forbidden logic to...

August 18, 2009

Klavan, "Health" Panels & Goldsteins – UPDATED

I'm still in a retreat after-glow that has me only half attending to the world...

July 2009

July 17, 2009

Obama, "no excuses," Boxer inexcusable – UPDATED

I like this clip of President Obama speaking forcefully and passionately, and I think, from...

July 16, 2009

Defending Nuns, Popes, Freedom, Life…

Some interesting pieces and subjects that I have been too busy to post on this...

May 2009

May 06, 2009

"…I prayed my way into thinking."

This I understand. "The truth is that I did not think my way into praying....

October 2008

October 29, 2008

America goes truly post-racial

Ann Althouse asks an interesting question: Why isn't Obama that far ahead? I have no...

October 23, 2008

McCain Volunteer attacked & maimed? UPDATED

Well, the blogosphere is all abuzz (even if the national, mainstream media seem not to...

October 11, 2008

ACORN, Media & the Angry Right

We're watching the press out-and-out lie in its reportage. We're watching YouTube censor what may...

October 05, 2008

Why He's Voting for McCain/Palin

I love this fellow - his videos are all great. He's smart, lively, charismatic and...