There seems to be a political trend in Latin America towards the right, and Colombia has just joined it: The latest: Abelardo de la Espriella’s victory in Colombia’s presidential election after President Donald Trump endorsed him. De la Espriella beat … Continue reading →
I’m taking my time to implement a new process for comments, studying the alternatives as well as collecting data on trolls and bots. So there won’t be a change today, although there probably will be one some time this week … Continue reading →
And hello to Andy Burnham. Starmer showed more emotion in his leavetaking than I’m aware of him showing before in public life. But I think he may be the only one crying: Sir Keir Starmer choked up as he announced … Continue reading →
As commenter “physicsguy” writes: Report on my leftist friends: they are obsessed with the Reflecting pool and algae growth there. They see it as evidence of what an idiot Trump is and how it’s all his fault. For many, the … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the summer solstice.
Continue reading →No doubt regular readers have noticed a lot of recent troll activity here. It’s not the first time and not the first troll, so I’ve long thought about the issue. One possible solution is to tweak the comment system slightly … Continue reading →
(1) I haven’t written yet about Obama’s much-critiqued presidential center. But it’s about what you’d expect: the most expensive ever. I’m not a big fan of the presidential center/library concept anyway; we used to do just fine without them. See … Continue reading →
I mentioned Gad Saad’s new book the other day, and I thought I’d highlight it here. It’s called Suicidal Empathy. Catchy title, isn’t it? I’ve watched many of Saad’s YouTube videos, and he’s a no-nonsense guy, a Jew who was … Continue reading →
I’m not going to write much about Iran today. My opinions haven’t changed substantially, and I don’t trust much of the analysis coming out. I certainly plan to say a lot more over time, but right now I just don’t … Continue reading →
Commenter “Kate” linked to this thread on “X” by John McWhorter, about Karmelo Anthony and his motives for stabbing Austin Metcalf. I had read the thread last night; it’s long, so I’m just giving the link here and discussing some … Continue reading →