W. F. Deedes died. He was an inspiration to all of us reporters, and an inspiration, supposedly, for Scoop which, as Barone notes, is the best novel about reporting. I refuse to use the word "journalist" - we reporters are mere scoop-artists, snoops, voyeurs, and the highly-curious but flawed by a passive temperament - like academics are. Good reporting should be ego-free. I contribute to Maggie's as my outlet for my own thinking - such as it is, and keep my own opinions out of my paid work. We reporters aren't special. But everything written by Evelyn Waugh is special.
Dhimmitude, personified. They would offend a Christian or a Jew in a second without a second thought.
Fred Barnes on Immigration Overkill. His political scheming may be correct, but there is a principle here. As Surber says,
You want to be Mexican, stay in Mexico. You want to be an American, fill out the paperwork, pay the money and walk in through the front door.
The burdens of Petraeus, by VDH. h/t, Dinocrat. How can you help people who are so hell-bent on killing each other? Clearly, many of them find doing that to be more fun and satisfying than getting a job and doing something useful for their community. Murdering idiots, who need to be shot.
Heartbreaking photo. Hope it worked out for them in the end.
Flood insurance. I say no more issuing of government subsidized flood insurance. It's a rip-off of the taxpayer, and a subsidy for developers. No sane person would live in a flood zone without that subsidized and govt-guaranteed insurance. Why should I pay for that?
Thank you for not voting. Prelutsky. I agree. If you are ignorant of, or indifferent to, the issues - stay home.
Blackballing in Academia. Finally, the right word for it. Cinnamon
What happened to church and state in NYC? Atlas
What happened to church and state in San Francisco? Rhymes with Right.
Ireland's population. I'd say a good place to invest in real estate. But good-bye to the Ireland of yore.
Belgium is disintegrating. Of course. It isn't a nation, and never was one. I am in favor of a separate third-world Waloonistan in the south, and let the EU take a flying flip at a whole-wheat donut. Maybe Jon Bovi or Bon Jovi or whoever could help Walloonistan.
Exactly right. The Peace Racket, at Insty.
And, speaking of rackets, the Eco-Millionaires.
