Oh damn. The great Nat Hentoff died over the weekend. He was one of the most hardcore free-speech advocates of several generations, from the 1960s to the present. He was 91, so it’s easy to say his death was no tragedy. But the disappearance of a man like Hentoff is always a loss, and especially so in this time when woefully misnamed “progressives” militate against any speech they don’t approve of. Hentoff set an impressive example for other writers. And how many other lifelong leftist radicals could have also found happy homes with the Cato Institute and WorldNetDaily? What a…
Author: Claire
Cabalistas (or people who might want to be): For those who haven’t visited the Cabal in a while, our community is growing and we have a little something for everybody going on in current discussions. A sampling: We’ve got a thread on “things made with milk” (with the biggest thing being cheese, but plenty of related items, as well); there’s a discussion on the meaning of survival, both in terms of “survivalism” and in terms of life; and we’re extremely fortunate to be getting lessons in the art of statement analysis, a powerful technique for determining the truthfulness (or not)…
You folks in the upper midwest, northeast, and most of Canada are no doubt used to the kind of weather that can crack your skin, chap your lips in minutes, give you nosebleeds, and turn you into a spark generator. (I remember it all too well from living in Minnesota.) Not so in this mild, soggy corner of the nation. At least not so until today. We’ve been having unusually cold, dry weather for days. Temps have barely squeaked above freezing during their daytime highs. Now, with a rising gale out of the east, we’re expecting outside humidity below 40%…
It’s the fashionable thing to say good riddance to 2016, a truly crappy year. Dave Barry joined the crowd in his usual style. (H/T jb) I don’t know, though. Like all years, it was a mix of curses and blessings, along with a lot of life-as-usual. There was, of course, that election whose sludge spread from one end of the calendar to the other. But at least we didn’t end up with the Clinton Crime Family running the country. There was terrorism and war. But when is there not? A lot of well-loved celebrities died — but then, don’t a…