A kind reader alerted me to the fact that National Review has come out with a lengthy piece titled “The Playboy Bully of the Western World”* about Trump the elitist and the shenanigans he engaged in around the construction of … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] In case you’d forgotten. This post is an open thread for discussing it. And here’s an article analyzing what’s at stake, how the candidates stack up, and what they’re hoping for. Polls close at 7 Eastern time. That’s … Continue reading →
Yes, yes, I’m well aware that Huxley died in 1963, over fifty years ago. In death, he had the strange fate of being eclipsed by JFK, who was assassinated on the very same day (C.S. Lewis died that day too, … Continue reading →
A June 23 date has been set for a British referendum on its EU membership: Cameron said he was making good on a 2013 commitment to give British voters a chance to decide whether to remain in the bloc, which … Continue reading →
Whatever happened to all those concerns about the age of candidates? Remember back in 2008, when Democrats were hootin’ and hollerin’ about how old John McCain was? I remember writing this post arguing that if elected he was almost certain … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of an earlier post that seems to me to be worth repeating, particularly in light of the Pope’s remarks the other day about building walls and Christians.] A great many Christians seem to be arguing … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please read the ADDENDUM at the end of this post for some additional information I’ve seen that tends to support Trump’s account rather than the 2004 Time article. The information has to do with the timing of a video … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: I had to also add a link to this, where Trump praises the Iraq war (hat tip: “sdferr”): Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump claimed on the second day of Operation Iraqi Freedom that it appeared to be “a tremendous … Continue reading →
Once again there has been
Continue reading →Okay, I admit this is a bit odd. But when Donald Trump (yeah, Trump; but don’t worry, this post is not really about Trump) disses Cruz and others about their likability, for me it conjures up the way Willy Loman … Continue reading →
…about tomorrow’s primary. I’m assuming Trump will win. The question is: by how much, and in what order the others will come in, and what will their percentages be? And even more importantly, will any of them drop out right … Continue reading →
In the comments section of last night’s post there was a discussion about what Trump actually meant to say during his press conference when asked about Obama’s deferred action on illegal minors, otherwise known as DACA. There is a video … Continue reading →