Idolatry in politics. From both ends of the spectrum.

A memorable phrase from a post on restoring a World War II vintage PT boat.

Reading Talmud. It’s the Korean way!

Jonah Goldberg mocks the W.T.F. agenda.

You know… the one being promoted by B.O. and his apprentice.

“Biden has been the subject of gentle mockery for decades.”

It is well past time that he become the subject of vitriolic mockery.

I had no idea His Majesty surfed the Web under the pseudonym Garandman1a. Well done, Your Highness.

Of spaghetti.

Belated best wishes to Ken Mattingly, who turned 75 last week. Admiral Mattingly, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16, is the youngest lunar astronaut.

Why you should, too: (more…)

It’s more like Lyndon Johnson.

Some fascinating numbers. (more…)

“On January 25, 2010, the National Archives announced in the Federal Register that filming, photographing, and videotaping by the public will be prohibited in all exhibition areas in the National Archives Building, Washington, DC, beginning February 25, 2010. [. . .] In spite of a more than 30-year-old regulation explicitly stating that flash photography was prohibited, prominent signs stating the policy throughout the exhibition areas, and security guards reminding the public, Archives staff estimated that the documents were subjected to approximately 50,000 flashes a year. While enforcement of this policy has always been a National Archives priority, new cameras with automatic flash have made the policy almost impossible to enforce.” (link)

Ten indications you may have gone over to the Dark Side:    (more…)

Well, except for that one disagreeable habit …

The painless Iowahawk way.

Painless for anyone we actually care about, anyway. The only catch is it only works for the first year.

Eugene Volokh reports.

Incidentally, my name is pronounced “VAHHTer”. Like “water” but with an initial V.

A cartoon essay.

Joseph Hertzlinger adds a few suggestions of his own. With a geeky twist.