Trump’s RNC speech
Open thread. 11:35 PM: I fell asleep for about half of it, but I saw the rest and it was your basic laundry list. The content was a series of promises of what “we” will do. You either trust him … Continue reading →
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The RNC is all-in for Trump
Wow. Who’s the “establishment” candidate now? [NOTE: More here. I don’t agree with the author’s concluding paragraphs, but the rest is interesting.]
Continue reading →More on the Cruz/Trump clash, plus some reflections on keeping pledges
Why are we still talking about Cruz’s speech last night and the reaction to it? It crystallizes some of the themes that have been building and building this entire campaign season, as well as the frustrations. Trump is a candidate … Continue reading →
The RNC day 3: the consciences of conservatives
[NOTE: The title of this post is a riff on the title of Barry Goldwater’s book.] I actually watched two of the speeches last night: that of Ted Cruz and Mike Spence, plus Rubio’s brief cameo video appearance. But of … Continue reading →
More on the Turkish coup attempt—“democracy” at any price?
In one of my first posts on the coup attempt in Turkey, I mentioned that Daniel Pipes had written a 2015 article asserting that Erdogan’s 2014 electoral victory was bogus. Many people in the west who have championed Erdogan against … Continue reading →
Trivial fashion interlude: on the other hand…
…the makers of Melania’s dress must be very very happy. It sold out immediately, and at over $2,000 a pop that’s not chump change (although it may be Trump change). I wish all the Melania-dress-buyers well, though, in wearing it … Continue reading →
Day Two of the RNC (plus, the continuing furor over Melania’s speech)
I didn’t watch the convention yesterday. Mega-busy—and also there’s a limit to the number of political speeches I can stomach, and that limit has always been set very very low. But other people did watch, and if you want to … Continue reading →
The deed…
…is done. The fat’s in the fire. The fat lady’s sung. The bird’s on the wire. The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, … Continue reading →
More triumphs for Erdogan’s “democracy” in Turkey
Now they’ve come for the teachers. It’s purge time. Yes, that coup certainly was fortuitous for (or staged by) our Turkish democracy champ, Erdogan: Turkey’s post-coup crackdown took a more sinister turn on Tuesday after tens of thousands of teachers … Continue reading →
NeverTrump forces lose at RNC
It was predictable, of course. Quite a while ago it became apparent—particularly when they couldn’t come up with a viable Trump alternative—that the NeverTrumpers had lost steam and would be defeated at the convention. This is how it went down … Continue reading →
Fourth Freddie Gray defendant found not guilty on all charges
It’s deja vu all over again in the most recent of the Freddie Gray trials: …Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted of charges involuntary manslaughter, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment… Previous Freddie Gray trials have resulted in one hung jury … Continue reading →
Meanwhile, the mayhem and madness continues: terrorist attack on German train
Now that the MSM and the blogosphere and social media have offered the requisite in-depth analysis about the burning issue of Melania Trump’s speech—and this blog has weighed in, too—we can return to the real world in which there was … Continue reading →