Makenzie’s Miracle: Update 2
As is often the case, the British media is doing a better job of covering America than the American press. …
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Makenzie’s Miracle: Update 1
On January 28, 2014 I wrote a rather difficult article–Makenzie’s Miracle–difficult because it told of the miraculous survival and serious …
Makenzie’s Miracle
There are no miracles? Students don’t often know how much their teachers care about, even love, them. I consider my …
Movie Review: Lone Survivor
Director: Peter Berg Writers: Peter Berg Based on the book, Lone Survivor, by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson Marcus Luttrell: Mark …
Movie Review: Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit
Director: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Adam Cozad and David Koepp (based on characters created by Tom Clancy Jack Ryan: Chris Pine …
When Beliefs are Non-Falsifiable and Infallible
Dealing as I do in the fetid fever swamp of politics, I often confront ideologues, people who are absolutely convinced …
Where’s Wasteful, Neglectful, Racist Government When You Need It?
Barack Obama won the presidency with a number of “soaring” promises, virtually all of which he has broken. Among them …
The Minefield: Involuntary Commitment (UPDATED)
I’ll let the New York Times, the self-style “Newspaper of Record,” frame the debate: Last April, workers at Middlesex Hospital …
Film Review: The Lone Ranger–2013 (or: Hi Ho Pajama Boy; Away!)
The Lone Ranger (2013) Director: Gore Verbinski Writers: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio Tonto: Johnny Depp John Reid …
There Were Shepherds…UPDATED
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, …
Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Clause
In 1897, the New York Sun received a letter from a faithful reader who asked one of life’s most important …
An Archetype Is Born
There are legends that resonate in the public consciousness. They speak to us from the depths of time, for they …
NYC Cops: Adding Insult To Injury
On September 30, I posted “New York City Police Shoot Up The Citizenry Again,” which chronicled the misadventures of several police …
I’m Dreaming Of A White, A Bunch Of Days Before Christmas, Texas Christmas…
Doesn’t have quite the flow of the original, does it? But then again, nothing in North Texas is flowing very …
