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 →
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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 →
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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 →
Mark Levin: back and forth, and back and forth, on Trump
This critique of Trump from a conservative—and anti-immigration—point of view was published in Conservative Review, a venue edited by lawyer and conservative talk show host Mark Levin. Levin is an influential conservative thinker, who four years ago disapproved of Trump, … Continue reading →
Prisoner swap with Iran
The good news: four Americans imprisoned in Iran appear to be on their way to returning home. A fifth apparently is being released as well, in a separate deal of some sort. The bad news: seven Iranians held in the … Continue reading →
Natural-born citizen: why doesn’t Cruz ask for a resolution from Congress, or for a declaratory judgment from the courts?
It’s really been fascinating to see the way Trump and the MSM has handled the Cruz-birther issue, as well as how the blogosphere has reacted. I see the questions everywhere—which is exactly what Trump and his forces want. The way … Continue reading →
Right on schedule: a “Birther” suit, duly reported
Today, right on schedule, it’s being reported that a Texas attorney has filed a suit alleging that the question involved in the Cruz birther controversy—the definition of “natural born citizen” as it relates to eligibility to run for president—“must be … Continue reading →
Post-debate morning after
Last night reminded me how much I hate debates. Hate, hate, hate. It’s not really a subset of the fact that I hate political speeches. Speeches are different; they tend to be a big snooze unless the person is Churchill … Continue reading →