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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I usually don’t watch convention speeches or speeches in general, but I was curious about two last night and decided to watch them. Neither was so very long, and both were interesting. The first was Guiliani’s fiery anti-Hillary pro-Trump shoutfest, … Continue reading →
I recently came across an interesting book entitled Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know–And Doesn’t, written by religion professor Stephen Prothero. The subject matter is the lack of education in the US about religious history worldwide, and what … Continue reading →
The killer is black separatist and former Marine Gavin Long, who murdered three police officers and wounded three more on his 29th birthday, and was in turn killed. He was also a former member of the Nation of Islam and … Continue reading →
And it certainly promises to be somewhat more “interesting” than usual. Even if all goes according to the book and Donald Trump becomes the nominee (as I believe will happen), he’s such an unconventional candidate that it promises to be … Continue reading →
There aren’t many details yet, but it is being reported that three police officers have been killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and several have been wounded. Terrible news.
Continue reading →Here’s an Erdogan quote on democracy, made in the 1990s when Erdogan was the mayor of Istanbul: “Democracy is like a train: when you reach your destination, you get off.” Well, can’t say he didn’t warn us. And Turkey may … Continue reading →
In the aftermath of the Bastille Day terrorist attack in Nice, some in the press seem to be emphasizing the fact that the perpetrator probably was not trained directly by ISIS, and had had marital troubles and reportedly been depressed. … Continue reading →
What a sad sad day. As commenter “Yancey Ward” writes: I think it possible, even likely, that Erdogan staged the coup himself, or knew it was coming in advance and allowed the plotter so openly hang themselves. Literally, Erdogan couldn’t … Continue reading →