Author Archives: nick

In commemoration of V-E Day, I am posting a poem my father, a B-24 pilot, wrote during WWII. I think it is a great example of the innocence, idealism, and toughness of the young people who made the sacrifices that … Continue reading →

This guy is so funny I can hardly stand it. System Requirements to appreciate his humor, however, are rather severe. One must be some kind of obsessive blogosphere political junkie, and a conservative one at that, to dig this stuff. … Continue reading →

Very interesting debate going on over at frontpagemag.com, between David Horowitz and Jacob Heilbrunn, about how much of a threat the left is to American security. Couple of excerpts: JH: The surprising thing might be how little opposition there has … Continue reading →

I have to agree with Harcamone about the Hitchens-Taranto duel. I read the Hitchens piece and thought it was great cuz it’s more or less where I’m at. Then later I saw the Taranto piece and read it, and it … Continue reading →

We had a fun time at the blognashville dinner last night. You can see a picture of the dinner here (scroll down). Here’s a picture I took just outside the restaurant:

This great article by Christopher Hitchens, Why I’m Rooting Against the Religious Right, prompted the following exchange between me and my brother, after I sent him the link with a note saying, “You gotta love this article”. Hitchens begins with … Continue reading →

I recently finished the Penguin biography of Joseph Smith. It was interesting not only because of the bizarre Mormon saga, but also enlightening as to the incredible religious fervor that was extant at the time. It was extreme, and extremely … Continue reading →

I have been more than a little surprised at the intensity of the conservative response to the Terry Schiavo case, especially from a bunch of people I had always considered to be reasonable, like Mark Steyn, Jonah Goldberg, Peggy Noonan, … Continue reading →

I have been relieved of the necessity of commenting on the Terry Schiavo case by Christopher Hitchens, than whom no one has or could write a more viciously hilarious summing up. The opening paragraph of Easter Charade, his article in … Continue reading →

Very funny article in the SF Chronicle today about what a bummer it is, all this democracy catching on in the Middle East. It’s making it hard to organize anti-war demonstrations. The article doesn’t intend to be funny, but I … Continue reading →