Unca Darrell

JULY 30 / It ain't necessarily so that . . .

. . . the CIA conspired with the Chilean military to overthrow Marxist president Salvador Allende. So says . . .

JULY 28 / How Venezuela mimics Detroit while . . .

. . . the United States mimics Venezuela.

VALENCIA, Venezuela -- This car-crazed country's auto industry, once the third largest in South America, is seizing up as manufacturers struggle to produce a few vehicles a day.

Car makers, including global giants like Ford Motor Do., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, General Motors Co and Toyota Motor Corp., have cut output by more than . . .

JULY 25 / A good example of why . . .

. . . it's better to listen to people who know what they're talking about than the other kind.

This time, it's our old pal Walter Russell Mead explaining why . . .

JULY 24 / Houston Chronicle editorializes in . . .

. . . frontpager about Texas Jews who are fighting with Israel in the current conflict with Hamas.

The story by St. John Barned-Smith is legitimate and interesting. But neither the reporter nor the editors thought better than to write and approve this indefensible and nasty-spirited second paragraph:

JULY 13 / Living Water International is . . .

. . . a most worthy charity. It provides clean drinking water in Jesus' name to folks who otherwise might drink from polluted lakes, streams, or near-surface wells. And it's based in our area, which means that you may already know people who contribute or who travel overseas to help drill or maintain the wells. 

LWI is having cash-flow problems this year, so this would be a good time send a check to Living Water Internaional, 4001 Greenbriar Drive, Stafford, Texas 77477-3922. 

 

JULY 12 / The glories of socialism

An inventory of recent successes of leftist governments -- those run by liberals (aspiring socialists and good-hearted useful idiots), progressives (socialists in all but name), and honest socialists (those who . . .

JULY 11 / Computer model versus BS detector

THOSE WHO BELIEVE that humans are driving climate change [say] that the science is "settled" and those who don't agree are . . .

JULY 10 / A righteous bit here from . . .

. . . the indispensable Kevin Whited on how one Houston Chronicle reporter editorialized by . . .

JULY 9 / Teachout on art and truth

EXCERPTS FROM "Wall Street Journal" drama crtic Terry Teachout's remarks as he accepted the $250,000 Bradley Prize back in June, for distinguished contributions to American institutions:

Not long ago I was introduced . . . as an "intellectual." To me, an intellectual is . . .

JULY 8 / To celebrate the 125th birthday of . . .

. . . the Wall Street Journal, you should make haste to your nearest news vendor and purchase today's paper. Paul Gigot and his merry band of editorial inksters celebrate with two special editorials, snips from editorials from the musty past, and best of all, short essays from eleven WSJ contributors on how to renew America.