Author: BooMan

2014 Senate Prognostication

With some initial polling showing Arkansas incumbent Senator Mark Pryor comfortable ahead in his reelection race, I guess it is time to take a very preliminary look at the 2014 Senate outlook. It’s a bad year for the...

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Wanker of the Day: Chad Scarborough

Chad Scarborough is one of the least self-aware people I have met in print. He begins his column by listing a bunch of faux scandals (ObamaCare, Benghazi, the IRS), plus a real one at the NSA. But then he immediately begins...

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An Israeli Feminist Backlash

If demographic change spells a more progressive future for America, it spells a much more culturally conservative future for Israel. The impact is already being felt strongly enough there that even some orthodox women are...

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The Fanatics Still Rule

As I mentioned earlier, the business wing of the Republican Party, which has always been predominant, does not want to screw around with the debt ceiling or close down the government. You can add most Republican governors to...

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Serious Question

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Greg Mitchell knows as much about the history and controversy as anybody. Did you know that Douglas MacArthur was never consulted and later said that he saw no...

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