We lost a great thinker, author, and American hero today. So many will say so much more, and so much better, than I ever could, so I’ll keep it short. He stood athwart history yelling “Stop!”, apparently until his last breath, given that he died in his study. I admire his nearly unbelievable list of … Read more
Wouldn’t you just love it if the intro instead went “Ladies and gentlemen: two-time Academy Award winner and ‘The Next Karate Kid’ Hilary Swank!” But no matter. That’s how I heard it in my head, and it was seriously hilarious. I couldn’t tell you the last time I watched the Oscars. It would not surprise … Read more
I’ve written before of what a terrible place Zimbabwe has become under Robert Mugabe. The current official estimate of Zimbabwe’s inflation rate is 100,000%. Indepedent analysts believe it may be more like 150,000%. So what does that mean? It means this boy holding what looks to be a quarter of his weight in cash doesn’t … Read more