[BUMPED UP, with later updates at bottom] Here we go again. Caucus in Hawaii, primaries in Idaho, Mississippi, and Michigan. The last two are open, which I assume favors Trump. I expect him to do well, although Kasich will give … Continue reading →
Asked Daniel in Brookline: I have often wondered what it would take to get a President impeached. Granted, the Constitution deliberately set a very high bar ”” which is why all of three Presidents in U.S. history have been impeached, … Continue reading →
I wanted to call attention to something I discussed in the comments section yesterday. In all the brouhaha about what Donald Trump said about “targeting” terrorists’ families, it hasn’t been much emphasized that he made a blatant factual error during … Continue reading →
…they would be great, they would be beautiful. Or, at least better. I think. These would be the rules: (1) Only Republicans vote. A voter’s party has to be declared some fixed amount of time before the primary in each … Continue reading →
Garbage in, garbage out?
Continue reading →Yes, I am, and don’t try to stop me. I haven’t been paying a particle of attention to Michelle Obama for years. Long ago I noticed that her fashion sense was extremely variable, with probably an equal number of hits … Continue reading →
Allahpundit says he didn’t: Trump finished very close to where he was projected to finish in all four elections. The reason he “underperformed,” winning just two of the four states up for grabs, is because Ted Cruz overperformed dramatically. And … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed how often conventional wisdom turns out to be wrong, or at least partly wrong. And yet it gets repeated and repeated and repeated; that’s what makes it conventional, I suppose. For example, the vitriol against the “establishment” GOP … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP. See UPDATE below.] In Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, and Louisiana. All but Louisiana are caucuses. This is all unraveling awfully quickly, isn’t it? I know that was the design and intent, but of course when the RNC devised the … Continue reading →
I recently wrote about ballet dancer Violette Verdy, who died on February 8. At the time I wrote that post, I had not seen the following videos. In my post I mentioned Verdy’s astounding and unique musicality; I think these … Continue reading →
…is still very much threatened. And this is not a new problem; it’s been going on for over two decades. If you’re interested, you might want to look at some of the works of Harvey Silverglate, and of this organization.
Continue reading →First Trump walked back his immigration reversal from the debate (I discussed the original positions and the reversal here), without explanation or apology. Yesterday he did the same with his statements during the debate on ordering the military to follow … Continue reading →