Month: August 2005

Now that the initial buzz over the story of Marine Sergeant Daniel Cotnoir's firing a ahotgun has abated, more details are emerging. And my earlier piece's "oops" appears to …

Sixty-five thousand dollars. All over a lousy prayer. And that's probably not counting the money spent by the city in lawyers, votes, hearings and general bureaucracy. Never mind that …

I've been watching the painful Israeli pullout from the Gaza strip, and it's been heartbreaking. Settlers are doing everything they can (well, everything short of violence, an occurrence that …

In between painting furniture and hanging out with Cary this week, I did write a column, which is now posted at Townhall. It's about the media's collective freak-out over …

More of this please. New York Times - Rosemary Goudreau, the editorial page editor of The Tampa Tribune, has received the same e-mail message a dozen times over the …

Just in case you needed a break from the Cindy Sheehan media blitz. Aug. 22, 2005 issue - The grieving room was arranged like a doctor's office. The families …

Writing in Slate, Edward Jay Epstein re-explains movie ratings and helpfully resummarizes what the Hollywood studios look for in movies. In short: Explicit, gory violence in a movie is …

I've often lambasted Lawrence, Massachusetts. I've described it as "the armpit of Massachusetts" and discussed its various scandals and shortcomings. But one time I did say something nice about …

I've been away from the blogging all weekend because I couldn't tear myself away from painting furniture and watching Cary Grant movies (marathon on Turner Classic Movies. Yes!) Okay,...

For some reason, today, I was thinking about Oklahoma City. Specifically I was thinking about the terror attacked on the federal building in that city planned and executed by …