Amnesty proponent Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Twitter Thursday afternoon: “Illegal immigrants will now get to pay taxes like the rest of us. They will get to know the IRS. Welcome to America !!!” I love a lusty three-exclamation-point welcome
The Boston Globe brings us news that Warren Buffett is seeking a special tax break for Berkshire Hathaway’s subsidiary Richline Group, which is looking to take over a jewelry manufacturing plant in Massachusetts. “Richline has promised to create 100 new
Like all members of the Church of Global Warming, President Obama loves to imply that critics are stupid or anti-science, even though all the science is on the critics’ side. Thus, even as the actual scientific data shreds every
Well, I guess he didn’t actually send these Tweets during local morning hours, but that’s when we’re seeing them. The Israeli prime minister said the following at around 7:00 AM Eastern time, in a series of Twitter messages: “The reality
Today’s quite reasonable SCOTUS decision on the Voting Rights Act pointed out that it’s long past time for Congress to revisit the criteria for requiring districts to obtain federal “pre-clearance” for changes to their voting procedures. The existing formula, included
In response to Journalistic Incompetence Has an Ideological Bias: I happen to live in Florida, and can remember a very early report of the Zimmerman-Martin incident on morning news radio describing it as “a fatal altercation between a white man
Jacob Sullum at Reason has an interesting piece about how Big Media’s reporting on the Trayvon Martin story has been fundamentally wrong – in a way that they had to get deliberately wrong – from the very first minutes of
For a movie with a famously troubled production history, out-of-control budget, and hastily re-shot ending, “World War Z” didn’t turn out half bad. It’s more like 20% bad. The other 80% is a unique, at times awe-inspiring take on the
In response to Disagreeing with Bill O’Reilly About Tony Soprano Being Bad for America: Brilliant piece, John. Anti-heroes are all the rage these days. The really good ones are written to inspire the sort of reflection you offered about Tony
In response to Leaking Non-Classified Documents at Departments of Agriculture and Education Equivalent to Treason and Espionage, Official Government Policy Now Says: But remember, Attorney General Eric Holder testified under oath before that he’s never heard of anything like this.
For those who haven’t seen “Man of Steel,” it’s not much of a spoiler to reveal that it culminates in a big battle between Superman and the evil General Zod, who is also a Kryptonian, so he also gets a
In response to Reporters Loyal to Erdogan: The Massive Protests Against Our Repressive Islamist Government Were Engineered by Crafty Jews: I’ve heard it said that Erdogan is the only world leader Barack Obama really clicks with on a personal level,
I might have to make “What the Hell…?” a regular feature here at the Conversation, especially if Joe Biden pipes up again. Our second installment finds celeb chef Paula Deen facing a million-dollar lawsuit from one of her former employees.
Courtesy of the Washington Free Beacon, here’s the man who somehow became Secretary of Defense even though everyone knew it was a terrible idea, Chuck Hagel, holding forth at the University of Nebraska when a professor of Indian extraction asked
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” movement held a demonstration in Concord, New Hampshire on Tuesday. A somewhat larger group of gun-rights proponents showed up. One of the gun-rights demonstrators got aggressive with the gun-control people and
In response to Senator Vitter Reacts To ObamaPhone Sting: ‘Waste, Fraud and Abuse Beyond Words’: This story is a perfect example of the inherent corruption of the welfare state. It might actually be the best example, since the program itself
US Airways and American Airlines are waiting on approval for a merger plan that would make them the largest air carrier in the world. (It’s such a big deal that they need approval from the European Union, as well as
President Obama rolls out a bizarre new verbal tic during an interview with Charlie Rose of PBS, as excerpted by Buzzfeed. It pops up when Obama extols the “bigger and better” intelligence gathering capabilities of the NSA: What I can
Well, of course “Man of Steel” is beating expectations, setting a June box office record, and flying high despite pinched-sphincter reviews from a handful of sourpuss critics. In addition to its dazzling special effects and joyous beating heart, his is
Bench-pressing almost 190 pounds is no mean feat. Especially when you’re a 91-year old World War 2 veteran. He actually broke the record several times in one day, and plans to do even better next year. He works out five
Matt Boyle has a video of heartbreaking testimony from a Los Angeles man whose 17-year-old son was murdered on his front lawn by an illegal alien gang member in 2008. The slain youth’s mother was serving in Iraq at the
“Man of Steel” is getting some great early reviews (and a few almost angry pans by critics who really disliked it.) Director Zack Snyder has a very impressive box office record… plus one real stinker, his 2011 H-bomb “Sucker Punch.”
I’ve been thinking that the NSA “surveillance state” story disturbs many people because it runs counter to our presumptions of innocence and privacy. We understand that citizens should not be punished as criminals without due process. We also think well-meaning
Jonah Goldberg has an interesting post at National Review about the two faces Barack Obama presents to the public: “There is the man who claims to be a non-ideological problem-solver, keen on working with anybody to fix things. And there
In response to ‘Enter the Dragon’ – 40th Anniversary Edition’ Review: Goldmine for Fans: “Enter the Dragon” really is an amazing movie. It must, by sheer volume, be one of the most imitated films ever made, since half the B
