For those of you who say that there’s no way Donald Trump could be a worse president than Hillary Clinton, I put before you this story: Asked whether the United States needed to pay its debts in full, or whether … Continue reading →
“Schengen” is the elimination of traditional border-crossing rules in Europe, a development that has been hailed and welcomed for years but which is increasingly threatened by Europe’s Muslim refugee crisis. If you’re interested (and I certainly am) in the topic, … Continue reading →
Pathological and/or compulsive lying is not the same as ordinary lying. Ordinary lying is strategic and episodic, and the person doing it usually realizes he/she is lying. There is a reason for the lying, a reason an objective observer can … Continue reading →
Some people eat potatoes on a daily basis. They feel that a meal without a potato is like a day without sunshine I’m not one of them, although I like potatoes and eat them about once a week. I especially … Continue reading →
Indeed, they are. But you probably already knew that.
Continue reading →Do you like Donald Trump’s policy papers? That’s nice, but they don’t mean much: Trump’s abrupt dismissal of his own tax plan, which he regularly cited on the campaign trail, came a day after he signaled a willingness to raise … Continue reading →
Commenter “Nick” wrote: …[R]emember, the reason that the parties got rid of the back rooms was Nixon. The Republicans chose him for the ticket five times. Unlikable and corrupt. The system had to be scrapped after that. After I read … Continue reading →
Republican Senator Ben Sasse has written an open letter to America. I agree with a great deal of it, but I wanted to take issue with something. Here’s an excerpt: In the history of polling, we’ve basically never had a … Continue reading →
An interesting mix of responses from the crew at Legal Insurrection. You can’t say we’re not a varied bunch. I especially identified with the response of blog host William A. Jacobson.
Continue reading →George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, the 19th Century English novelist who lived for years with the married critic George Henry Lewes and wrote seven novels, including the highly-praised Middlemarch. I’ve never read it. In fact, … Continue reading →
I think it’s safe to say that we will be likely to revisit this topic many, many times again, and that the answer may vary over time as events shape up in this crazy, crazy, crazy (mad mad mad mad) … Continue reading →
And what we did know, we didn’t like. Reports are that John Kasich is about to drop out of the race. Only about six months too late. From the very start of this fabulous primary season, Kasich seemed extraneous. Why … Continue reading →