Palin endorses Trump
Well, naturally.
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Hitler the racial anarchist
I think there’s something to this theory about Hitler, as described in an interview with Timothy Snyder, author of a recent book on Hitler, the Holocaust, and WWII (I haven’t read the book, by the way). I don’t completely buy … Continue reading →
SCOTUS will be ruling on whether Obama overreached on immigration
This promises to be very interesting: The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will take up a case challenging the legality of President Barack Obama’s executive actions aimed at granting quasi-legal status and work permits to up to five million … Continue reading →
The hype about how Trump could win: what are the facts?
Now, don’t get me wrong. Maybe Trump could win the election against Hillary. In fact, maybe any of the candidates could, if she gets weak enough. So I’m not doubting the possibility of it. But I doubt the motives of … Continue reading →
I’ve got a question for you
I experimented today with having a long post be split into segments with a “continued” button that the reader can click to go to the second page of the post (scroll down on this page to see what I mean; … Continue reading →
I just want to say…
…that my love for jazz apples has advanced to the point where I have trouble eating any other type of apple. So far, they all seem inferior to me compared to the fabulous jazz, for which I am willing to … Continue reading →
Will the Marines lower standards to accommodate women?
The NY Post editorial board wonders: Gen. John Kelly, USMC, is retiring after more than four decades as an active-duty Marine. His “greatest fear,” he says, is that the vast “equal opportunity” pressure for women in combat roles will lead … Continue reading →
Would courts actually “settle” the birther issue?
[NOTE: I mentioned the other day that I’d be tackling this hypothetical furnished by commenter “Ira.” This is that post. But I’m going to go about it in a somewhat roundabout way, by talking about the law around the Cruz … Continue reading →
Disturbing news from the Trump front
It’s like a failed diet. Each day I take a vow (although I must admit, not a solemn one) to just push away from the Trump table. Stop writing about the guy for a while. But way too many days … Continue reading →
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Since it’s the weekend, I want to put something non-political up here at the top of the blog. After the death of Alan Rickman (and yes, I know about his politics; if I boycotted every artist whose politics I disagreed … Continue reading →
Iran: American sailors are crybabies
Iran doesn’t miss an opportunity to rub it in: A senior Iranian military commander in charge of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that the 10 U.S. sailors who were recently captured and subsequently released by the Islamic Republic “started … Continue reading →
Note
I mentioned yesterday that today I was going to write a response to Ira’s hypothetical. I got sidetracked, though, into other topics, but I plan to take it up on Monday—or to take up the essence of the question Ira … Continue reading →