Roundup
(1) Musk left government at the end of the statutory period, and of course there was spin. Musk and Trump had a presser for the occasion. (2) Chatbots don’t have First Amendment rights, says the court. What a tragic case … Continue reading →
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No true Scotsman: is MAGA no true conservative?
Commenter “Bauxite” writes: What I also see, however, is that MAGA is willing to throw overboard everything that we all professed to believe until about 10 minutes ago now that it is inconvenient to Trump. I don’t know what MAGA … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/31/2025
What happened to May?
Continue reading →UN official admits lying about starving Gazan babies in a modern-day version of the blood libel
Of course, he doesn’t say “I lied.” He’s such a good and virtuous person, you see. He meant well, and he just needs to be more precise: UN aid chief Tom Fletcher expressed regret for his recent claim that 14,000 … Continue reading →
The ethics of the ethics researcher
Another Harvard professor has been determined to be falsifying data or an incompetent researcher, take your pick (or both?). The twist here is that her specialty is honesty and ethics: Harvard University has stripped a world-renowned scholar of her tenure … Continue reading →
Tariffs on, tariffs off, tariffs on …
Trump’s tariffs are back in place – temporarily: A federal appeals court has overruled an activist decision from earlier this week to allow President Donald Trump’s tariffs to stay in place — at least for now. Once again, this is … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/30/2025
The people approve, at least
Good news for the right from a recent poll: … [T]he latest Rasmussen Reports “right track/wrong track” average shared with Secrets has hit 50% on Tuesday and shows no sign of pulling back. Rasmussen pollster Mark Mitchell says that it’s … Continue reading →
Trump’s tariffs: legal or illegal?
Commenter “Bauxite” writes, concerning a court’s recent blocking of Trump’s tariffs: A court “kneecapped” Trump’s power to impose tariffs because Trump never had that power to begin with. It wasn’t that long ago, just a few years, that conservatives would … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/29/2025
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 →