Category: Aggregated

When Ben Bradlee died last Oct. 21 at age 93, his widow Sally Quinn and his protégé Bob Woodward dutifully made the media rounds. They both lavishly praised his long tenure as executive editor of the Washington Post, which was predictable, since it was Bradlee who first hired Quinn at the Post (before marrying her) and Bradlee was influential in hiring Woodward, who then received much support from Bradlee. The Post treated Bradlee’s death something like the passing of a former president, putting the story on the front page, above the fold, accompanied by a huge close-up picture of the man – despite … Continue reading →

[Lincoln’s Political Thought, by George Kateb. Harvard University Press, 2015. Xv + 236 pages] In a famous speech, delivered in Springfield in 1858, Lincoln said that “a house divided itself cannot stand.” Lincoln of course applied the sentence to the American Union, which he doubted could long endure “half slave and half free.” George Kateb has much to say about this speech of Lincoln’s in his important new book, but readers will find it difficult to avoid wondering whether the sentiment quoted applies to books as well as nations. Kateb has given us a book very much divided against itself. … Continue reading →

The headlines at Drudge are an excellent barometer of what’s up with government and culture.   Glancing over cops being killed by the other side of law enforcement (the people), Hillary’s new Whitewater files (this time electronic), Army and Secret Service partying, drug use, and sex rings, the predictable result of partial “legalization” of pot (neighborhood informers), we find a report that, “Confidence in government is lower than ever!” Whaaa?  The poll, taken in 2014, looked at consumer and investor faith in the “product”, i.e. the president, judiciary, legislative as well as mainstream media, banks, big business, organized labor, organized religion, … Continue reading →

Geneseo, IL –(Ammoland.com)- One of the most important aspects of firing accuracy is the trigger pull. Your ability to perfect this area of shooting will improve your performance faster than any other skill. Consider the following tips for bettering your trigger pull technique. The right grip If your firearm is too large, your hand can’t exert the proper force to pull the trigger.Similarly, if you grip the firearm in the wrong way, you’re not using your arm and hand muscles to their full potential.Make sure your firearm is well suited to your grip. Isolate the trigger finger Your index finger is used for … Continue reading →

Martin O’Malley, former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor, today on morning television issued a call for reinstating the Glass Steagall rule. He appeared on nationwide MSNBC TV, where, besides fielding questions about his intentions for the preside…

Martin O’Malley, former Maryland governor and Baltimore mayor, today on morning television issued a call for reinstating the Glass Steagall rule. He appeared on nationwide MSNBC TV, where, besides fielding questions about his intentions for the preside…

Since last Friday, March 6, in Concord, New Hampshire, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has been pressing his exploratory bid for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination around the central issue of the restoration of Franklin Roosevelt’s Gl…

Since last Friday, March 6, in Concord, New Hampshire, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has been pressing his exploratory bid for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination around the central issue of the restoration of Franklin Roosevelt’s Gl…