Jay Nordlinger writes a never-miss-it column called Impromptus at National Review Online. In today’s piece, one of the things he discussed was Michelle Obama’s recent interview with Prevention, and his observation that the Obamas “don’t appear to have a heckuva lot of trouble looking out for No. 1.” Unchecked self-regard easily becomes selfishness. His column … Read more
Hey, guess what? Iran has another nuclear facility. Under a mountain. On a military base. Also, they’re testing missiles with a 1,200-mile range. Worry not, though; we’re meeting them Thursday to discuss it. My guess is that the time for diplomatic engagement is over, and the time for more diplomatic engagement is beginning. Dear fanatical, … Read more
Victor Davis Hanson has finally placed Barack Obama’s consistently strange, detached, and amateurish day-to-day political behavior into a framework in which it makes perfect sense: the United States is a big university, and Obama is the campus president. Quoting his column: Obama went to Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard without much of a break, taught at … Read more