Onward to why Democrats in general on a national basis -- Mr. Jacoby. Yeah, you may want to lick a napkin to get that taste out. In any case, Jeff Jacoby believes that Americans really don't like the the elimination of lifetime … [Read more...]
Jacoby gets it right. (Did I really just say that?)
A couple from Brazil, seeking a better life for themselves and their 2-month-old daughter, enter the United States unlawfully. They settle in Massachusetts, where 18 years later the girl graduates from a public high school, as assimilated … [Read more...]
Whoppers Of The Week
And finally, speaking of gifts: The gift that keeps on giving -- Jeff Jacoby. One thing that's always baffled me is how racists think they can speak in "code" that nobody but other racists will understand. Jeff Jacoby, who once … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby at it again
This particular Jacoby piece displays all the illogic and mendacious reasoning one could expect. Cold weather in some spots during this past winter is supposed to indicate global cooling. Jacoby is not interested in heat waves, … [Read more...]
Distorting Holder’s comments about race
I hate to draw readers' attention to Jeff Jacoby but his column about Eric Holder today is so full of bull... Distortion #1 - Holder did not say we are a nation of cowards. He said we're a nation of cowards when it comes to dealing with … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby Pretends to Understand Economics
Finally, Mr. Jacoby seems to have the absurd expectation that if we just did a few things (like "lower taxes!"), then the economy would quickly right itself — or at least show an improvement in its polling. He seems to think that we … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby, Champion of Skeptics
And here is a review of the 2008 conference:Normal scientific conferences have the goal of discussing ideas and data in order to advance scientific understanding. Not this one. The organisers are suprisingly open about this in their … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby, Winner of Today’s Unintended Irony Award
Beginning of opinion on Sarah Palin:But there can't be much doubt that Palin has become the brightest star in the GOP firmament. A whopping 91 percent of Republicans have a favorable view of her, according to a recent Rasmussen poll, and … [Read more...]
Is this guy for real?
On the one hand, Jeff Jacoby forwent the analysis of how Palin would play in Peoria. He avoided the pundit fallacy of assuming that his view would be middle America's. On the other hand, what a wacky bit of cheerleading. Particularly in … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby’s latest rant
(1) Jacoby:Palin has been the victim of an astonishing array of falsehoods. Voters have been told [...][t]hat she links Saddam Hussein to the attacks of 9/11. [...] All untrue. Palin to troops departing for Iraq, including her son:[That … [Read more...]