This time, authorities were more prepared, and made it more difficult for the rioters to do as much damage. Most of the demonstrators have been peaceful. But the violent ones are determined to wreak havoc, and the Macron administration is … Continue reading →
I used to read memeorandum every day. But quite some time ago I stopped looking at it. It seemed that every single day I’d read the same headlines: Trump is finished and Mueller’s finally got him; Trump’s administration is in … Continue reading →
I don’t speak French, but Ace has kindly translated this article from Le Figaro: Fearing that an “enormous violence” will be part of “Act IV” of the mobilization of the “Yellow Jackets,” authorities have announced the mobilization of “exceptional measures” … Continue reading →
President Trump has chosen William Barr to be his next attorney general. My first reaction was: Bill Barr? Is he still alive? The answer, obviously, is “yes, very much alive”—and he’s not even all that old at 68. Barr was … Continue reading →
Today is the seventy-sixth anniversary of the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. The generation that reacted to it by mobilizing and fighting World War II is on its last legs. But they were the ones we still call “the … Continue reading →
…have been skittish lately: Stocks initially fell sharply as continuing fears over U.S.-China trade relations and concern over a possible economic slowdown kept investors on edge. “There’s concern that the trade deal is not as good as [President Donald] Trump … Continue reading →
This development is interesting on a lot of levels: Wisconsin’s incoming Democratic governor is condemning moves by Republicans legislators to weaken his power. Gov.-elect Tony Evers said Wednesday that Republicans have overridden the will of voters who chose Democrats in … Continue reading →
This article in The Sun has the following headline: “Beleaguered Emmanuel Macron predicts ‘major violence’ across France this weekend as approval rating crashes to record low of 18 per cent.” That’s about as low as the approval for the MSM … Continue reading →
…and “was celebrated with high praise and loving humor.” It’s no surprise that his former enemies on the left are saying nice things about him now, because as Michael Goodwin points out, the only good Republican is a dead one, … Continue reading →
In Europe there’s a trend to criticize or even in some cases do away with the field of gender studies. Naturally, this makes the gender studies professors very very nervous: The attacks take many different forms, including blacklists and harassment … Continue reading →
But be careful what you wish for. At least in mice, researchers have had some success in targeting a gene for obesity: …[S]cientists are working toward a drug that would allow patients to lose weight without exercising or making any … Continue reading →
Asylum has a specific purpose and rules that govern its granting, and the vast majority of the caravaners’ claims wouldn’t fit asylum’s definition. But that may be somewhat moot, because (at least in the past) many asylum seekers haven’t shown … Continue reading →