The Mercator projection is leading you astray
In the geographic sense, that is:
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Trump and the black vote—fun with statistics
Several commenters have pointed out that Trump made a speech recently that appealed to black voters. Here’s how commenter Richard Saunders describes it, for example: Trump makes the best speech of the campaign, and is the one of the first, … Continue reading →
Defending Trump
You may have noticed—really, it was hard not to notice—that one of yesterday’s posts got a link that drew a great many pro-Trump commenters here to express in various angry ways the idea that my post was insufficiently Trump-philic. I … Continue reading →
On Trump: it’s the character
Commenter Geoffrey Britain writes: The press feeling so free to attack Trump is a reaction to the common perception that his positions are so far “beyond the pale”. That perception is in turn, a perfect barometer of how far astray … Continue reading →
Trump’s advisor shakeup
The shakeup in the Trump campaign seems to be the story du jour at Memeorandum and elsewhere. With the ascent of Breitbart News Chairman Steve Bannon and pollster Kellyanne Conway as the new leaders in his troubled campaign, Trump appears … Continue reading →
I’m not optimistic about this
Research shows that human beings are not innately optimistic. Well, I never thought they were. Somehow, I’d missed the news of research that seemed to indicate that optimism was innate. Now they say that such research showing “optimism bias” was … Continue reading →
Aetna cutting back Obamacare involvement
All is proceeding according to predictions: In a blow to the healthcare law, Aetna ”” one of the largest health insurers in the country ”” announced Monday that it will significantly scale back its presence on the ObamaCare marketplaces next … Continue reading →
Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania AG (Dem), convicted
This is quite a story, one I hadn’t followed till now. It’s complicated, but here’s the basic outline: Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane was convicted Monday of perjury, obstruction, and other crimes, after squandering her once-bright political future on … Continue reading →
The really really stupid party
People on the right have had a long-standing joke about the GOP, which is to call it the Stupid Party. But hey, it was a joke, fellas. We didn’t think you really were all that stupid. In fact, a lot … Continue reading →
Heartwarming and astounding story
In a recent thread on gymnastics, commenter “CV” recommended watching this astounding video. I can’t seem to figure out how to find the embed code, so you’ll have to go there in order to watch it. It’s well worth the … Continue reading →
Milwaukee is the latest in the Black Lives Matter destructiveness
In a pattern that’s become all too familiar around the nation, the death of a black man at the hands of a police officer has sparked riots. This time it’s in Milwaukee. Here’s a lengthy article on the subject in … Continue reading →
I’m going on record with my Trump predictions
I’m a person who doesn’t make many predictions, but with Trump I’ve made quite a few. And here I go again. To summarize to date: From some time in the summer of 2015 I took Trump seriously as a candidate … Continue reading →