Diehards, Holdouts, and Blind Fanaticism
At the end of World War II, in a few rugged locations scattered about the Pacific, a handful of soldiers in Japan's Imperial Army refused to surrender. Second Lt. Hiroo Onoda was one. Onoda and three comrades hid out in the jungle on Lubang Island in the Philippines. One surrendered in 1953. Another
Take It Easy, Ann, and Train Your Fire Elsewhere
You know we like you, Ann. We've liked you for years. We've bought your books by the boxcar. We like the way you say stuff to TV cameras that other conservatives wouldn't whisper into their pillows at 3 a.m. We like the way you make hostile crowds laugh while looking sideways at each
A State of the Union Address I’d Like to Hear
Thank you, Speaker Pelosi, for re-inviting me to deliver this address. You withdrew your earlier invitation—something not done to any president before—but you changed your mind, and here I am. So, thanks. If you want to use an Air Force jet to go on a junket, I’ll consider it. I’ll begin by discussing
