It’s one of those “now it can be told” things. Then again, perhaps it’s a lie. But the current scuttlebutt is that the campaign’s internal polling never showed Harris in the lead. We often hear that internal polls are different … Continue reading →
Jay Bhattacharya has been up, then down, and now up again. His academic pedigree has always been stellar: it’s Stanford all the way, from undergrad to medical degree to PhD in economics. Then work at RAND, teaching at UCLA, then … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited reprint of a previous post.] I happen to like Thanksgiving. Always have. It’s a holiday for anyone and everyone in this country—except, of course, people who hate turkey. There are quite a few of those … Continue reading →
Last night I was about to go to the supermarket, but when I went to my car I saw that the windshield was covered by the thinnest ice layer I’ve ever seen, in a beautiful swirling design. I took this … Continue reading →
It’s different. It’s very very rich. I think it may originally have been for duck or goose. Here it is. There are no measurements because the proportions are whatever you want: Take a large quantity of cut-up Granny Smith or … Continue reading →
(1) MSNBC says it was unaware of Kamala Harris’ campaign’s donation to Al Sharpton’s nonprofit. Were they also “unaware” of Al Sharpton’s history of bigotry and deception? (2) DEI “anti-racism” training has been found to do more harm than good. … Continue reading →
Yesterday Trump announced that he plans to impose a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada, and increase the tariff on goods from China 10%. Most of the coverage (including the article I just linked) assumes that it … Continue reading →
I think that this might be an accurate summary: There is no question that this is a better deal and that Israel has better leverage than in 2006; there is also no question that the formula for the next war … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Fancy that: The nation was put through a traumatic and disruptive series of court cases designed to stymie and hamstring and bankrupt and discourage – and if possible imprison, although that was a secondary goal – Donald … Continue reading →
At Axios they say it’s more muted: 2016 birthed The Resistance, a political movement to protest Trumpism online and in the streets. There’s still plenty of resistance to Trump across the country, but little mass mobilization. That’s not the Resistance. … Continue reading →
Some interesting contrasts here. And if you go to YouTube and look at the comments, you’ll see a lot of funny ones about Milei of Argentina, such as, “Why president of Argentina look like he in a basement hiding from … Continue reading →