I already wrote a tome today on this issue, focusing on the propaganda aspects as well as the origins of the policy and the law that governs. But I just found some absolutely must-read articles on the subject. The first … Continue reading →
The left and the NeverTrumpers on the right believe they have a winner in the drumbeat against “family separation” of illegal immigrants. You can tell by the coverage, which is widespread and emotional, culminating in propaganda like this: Former CIA … Continue reading →
Jordan Peterson has become so effective a messenger—and not just in Canada—that it was inevitable that the MSM, the left, and academics (but I repeat myself) would put forth effort to discredit and discount him. So if you’ve been paying … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] It’s Father’s Day. A sort of poor stepchild to Mother’s Day, although fathers themselves are hardly that. They are central to a family. Just ask the people who … Continue reading →
Yes, Frog the rooster:
Continue reading →And the answer, apparently, is “no, we can’t.” Regular readers know that I’ve been trying to change the URL and format of my blog to this new site, but migration of the content of the old blog to the new … Continue reading →
Reports are that it could be as soon as next week, and if so, it will be over immigration. The issue is a bit difficult to understand for those of us who aren’t conversant with the ins and outs of … Continue reading →
There is no question that many of the lead investigators in the Clinton email case and the Trump/Russia case were deeply opinionated, with strongly emotional attitudes towards the main people involved. Those opinions went in one direction only: virulently anti-Trump, … Continue reading →
So now that I’ve struggled through the post I just wrote and published, I see we finally have Andrew C. McCarthy’s take on IG Horowitz’s report on the Clinton email investigation. And he—with his much greater knowledge of law, and … Continue reading →
Commenter Richard Saunders puts it succinctly: …[T]he IG report…didn’t say there was no political bias; it said there was no documentary or testimonial evidence of political bias. I hate to be lawyerly, but that’s not the same thing as there … Continue reading →
Manafort’s bail has been revoked: Paul Manafort was sent to jail Friday by a federal judge who said she couldn’t turn a blind eye to claims that he attempted to tamper with witnesses, adding pressure on President Donald Trump’s former … Continue reading →
A sampler: High-ranking FBI agents are under a separate investigation for "improperly receiving benefits from reporters" including the things that get politicians imprisoned, such as "tickets to sporting events, golfing outings, drinks and meals, and admittance to nonpublic social events." … Continue reading →