Garry Kasparov wrote a great column on the marginal health of Putin’s iron-fisted regime, and what the Obama administration is doing to help it survive. Apart from a little have-a-beer tug upon arriving home in the evening, the abstinence from alcohol has been easy to live with. Couple it with just the little care I’m … Read more
Despite considerable strides since adolescence, I remain a fairly impatient person. I do all right most of the time; waiting quietly is a necessary skill in a civilized society, after all. But some of the things that people choose to do with their spare time, energy, and income boggle my mind. I’m never going to … Read more
You know, this isn’t adding up for me. Now clearly if you turn your boat over 40 miles out you’re in deep, deep shit. However, according to Nick Schuyler, the only one to be rescued, they were able to swim underneath, retrieve life jackets, and put them on. OK, now you’ve got four guys in … Read more