Peter Hitchens' wasp metaphor doesn't work well for anyone who knows even a little bit about wasps. Most species of wasps live by preying on insects and spiders, which they kill by stinging… (View Post)

I think that Putin's war -- if it occurs -- will be bad for Russia, as well as Ukraine, and eastern Europe, generally. After the damage done by Communism, Russia needs decades of peace to heal, … (View Post)

Today is Abraham Lincoln's birthday, which I think deserves more celebration than it currently receives in the United States. (In my opinion, that 's because so many of our journalists have… (View Post)

Gretchen Reynolds of the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/by/gretchen-reynolds) has been arguing for years that aerobic exercise is a good treatment for depression. It doesn't take much; … (View Post)

A man goes into a theater. It takes a while for his eyes to adjust, so at first he doesn't realize that, sitting next to the man in front of him, is a large dog. As the first man watches the mov… (View Post)