More evidence for my solidifying theory that anything you see being read on public transport, more than about once, is rubbish.... (read more)
It's over; it's official. I have identified the coolest thing ever. The floor is closed for nominations. Here it is. Hang on to yourself.... (read more)
George Will, whose intellect, erudition, and facility with language I have always admired greatly (while disagreeing with him on a number of issues), has just published four columns in a row on Israel, dispatched from Jerusalem, and appearing in the Washington Post.... (read more)
Proud to be an American again today. A federal judge has ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violated the 14th Amendment's rights to equal protection and due process of law.... (read more)
So my agent sent me this article in The Nation:... (read more)
In what might perhaps be a semi-regular feature, here's a song so great that I think we should all be singing it for 100 years.... (read more)
We wandered into a warren of barricades and ranks of police officers, some of them visibly equipped for heavy weather. My onboard radar for such things perked up and I declared: "Gotta be the Israeli Embassy.... (read more)
Watching the "international community" rush to pour condemnation upon Israel once again, for having the temerity to defend itself, is deeply depressing.... (read more)
I'm very pleased to say, and feel obliged to say (after my spew of vitriol about Brown), a few quick, heart-felt, gushing things about the new PM, Deputy PM - and 'our Liberal Conservative government' (to borrow Cameron's phrase).... (read more)
Yesterday our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, out on the campaign trail, had a very pleasant, smiling chat with a local woman, then jumped in his limo with his wireless mic still attached, and proceeded to completely slag her off.... (read more)
With a hat tip to Andrew Sullivan, here are Christopher Hitchens's Ten Commandments Reimagined.... (read more)
Truly ideal weekend: Friday evening I met up with my mates, as per always on Friday evenings, though this time out in the provinces (Egham). But it was well worth the trip. We laughed an awful lot.... (read more)
