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Why do people care about the Jewish vote?
Here’s commenter “Niketas Choniates” on the recent thread about the Jews of NYC not voting for Mamdani: Probably this is because it’s a primary and only a small percentage of people voted at all. If anyone is still paying attention … Continue reading →
Iran soldiers go over to the Mossad?
Can this be true?: A social media account, reportedly belonging to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, has claimed it has been contacted by hundreds of soldiers and officers who wish to abandon Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). A Persian-language X/Twitter … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) We already knew this, but there is more evidence coming out about the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas and other Gazans on October 7, and later on directed at the hostages during their captivity. Many groups on the left … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/7/2025
From my July 4th picnic:
Continue reading →On appetite
This article was linked at Althouse, and that’s how I came across it. It contains a curious narrative about what happened to one woman when she took weight loss drugs. The woman apparently lost not just weight but also her … Continue reading →
The Jews of New York didn’t vote for Mamdani
One of the observations I often see from commenters on the right – not so much here, but on other blogs and articles – goes something like this: “I’ll care about anti-Semitism when the Jews stop voting for Democrats.” And … Continue reading →
Trump’s “mass amnesty” for illegal aliens: what is it?
I have never thought that Trump and ICE would round up all the illegal aliens in the US and send them packing. My sense has been that they would concentrate on those who have violated other laws as well, and … Continue reading →
Deadly Texas floods
Terrible news from Texas: • Desperate search: Authorities say more than 25 girls are still unaccounted for at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, where the Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours during torrential … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/5/2025
If you’re the sort of person who wants to know how it’s done, here are the secrets:
Continue reading →Equality, Coolidge, and Mamdani
I found this quote from Calvin Coolidge at Instapundit. It’s an excerpt from Coolidge’s speech on the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence: About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that … Continue reading →
For Independence Day: on liberty
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post from many many years ago. It was written in the springtime during a visit to New York City. Reading it now, I find myself more hopeful about the state of the … Continue reading →