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The autopen: in Biden’s name only
Biden’s aides signed a great many of his EOs with an autopen. Some – such as his pardons of the J6 committee members – Biden referred to himself when speaking, so we can assume that he was at least aware … Continue reading →
Democrats cling to imagology
The left’s answer to everything seems to be better messaging: “Democrats spending millions to learn how to speak to ‘American Men’ and win back the working class,” the Independent reported today, with party leaders holed up “in luxury hotel rooms … Continue reading →
Germany: undermining democracy to “save” it
There’s a lot of this “we must become tyrants in order to save democracy” stuff going around. In Germany, for example, the latest salvo in the German war against the AfD: By longstanding tradition, the AfD should have been allotted … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/28/2025
What good is a specialist if you can’t see one?
Today I was late posting because I was helping a friend with a medical problem. I have several friends who are quite ill, as I mentioned in another post. Several of them have Parkinson’s disease. Most people are aware of … Continue reading →
Bidengate reflections
For the past few days I’ve been reading articles and watching podcasts about the new spin that Democrats and the MSM (the latter in the form of Jake Tapper’s and Alex Thompson’s book) have been putting on what I’ll call … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/27/2025
For Memorial Day: on nationalism and patriotism
[NOTE: The following is a repeat of a previous post, slightly edited and updated.] The story “The Man Without a Country” used to be standard reading matter for seventh graders. In fact, it was the first “real” book – as … Continue reading →
A song for Memorial Day
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This“: If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/26/2025
Taglioni was the first ballet dancer to dance en pointe, and was known for her ethereal quality:
Continue reading →The birds
The other day I read this article: Fox News’ Peter Doucy hilariously dodged another bird attack outside the White House after being attacked by another feathered friend in April and we are with him in asking, “What’s going on?” It’s … Continue reading →