So I had my first guitar lesson last night. Just like shopping for a guitar when you know nothing about guitars, choosing a teacher is tough. Likes the Blues? Check! Pink Floyd? Led Zep? Check? Little bit of theory? Check! … Continue reading →

Nicholas Kristoff felt obliged to apologize for comparing The Best Health Care System in the World to Slovenia’s. In several columns, I’ve noted indignantly that we have worse health statistics than Slovenia. For example, I noted that an American child … Continue reading →

John Derbyshire’s cuts to the chase in his commentary on D’Souza’s new book. To judge from the extracts — and of course, if this is the kind of thing that interests you, you should read the whole book — D’Souza seems to … Continue reading →