I missed the occasion, which was yesterday. But I want to wish a belated happy birthday to a formidable and formative thinker on the right, probably the contemporary political writer I most admire. He apparently has hardly lost a step … Continue reading →
I freely admit that I’m struggling to understand exactly what’s in the bill and, more importantly, how it will affect Americans. And I think I’m hardly the only one, if people were to be honest. The media and the politicians … Continue reading →
June snuck by And now it’s July.
Continue reading →It’s for real: As the Trump administration faces substantial pushback in the courts, including an unprecedented wave of nationwide injunctions halting its policies, some are claiming that his opponents are tilting the scales of justice by selectively bringing their lawsuits … Continue reading →
Senator Thom Tillis announced he’s not running for re-election. This was after Trump suggested it might be a good idea to primary him: North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he won’t seek reelection after drawing President Trump’s wrath … Continue reading →
Of course, lots of people would agree with Mamdani’s remark here, and they’ll be voting for him in November: ZOHRAN MAMDANI: “I don't think that we should have billionaires.” pic.twitter.com/optpzkp28w — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 29, 2025 That’s instructive … Continue reading →
I’m very impressed:
Continue reading →I was generally an excellent student, but my worst and most disliked subject was foreign languages. I’m not sure why, except that I hated having to memorize lists of words. I took Spanish because I was told it was easier … Continue reading →
As often is the case these days, there’s a ton of news and so I’m resorting to a roundup for some of it: (1) Trump actually has made America great again – for the moment. He’s shown leadership on the … Continue reading →
I learned long ago that compared to Europe and Canada and other countries I’d assumed had freedom of speech, only in the US is there a serious commitment to it. Of course, that commitment in the US is sometimes compromised, … Continue reading →
This is an extreme cat person:
Continue reading →Here we go again: We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to trade with, including the fact that they have charged our farmers as much as 400% Tariffs, for years, on dairy products, has just announced … Continue reading →