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And Biden still does better than his possible replacements do in polls against Trump
I can’t say I’d rely overmuch on polls right now – or perhaps ever. But still, I find these results very curious: The latest Emerson College Polling survey found Trump with 49 percent and Harris with 43 percent among registered … Continue reading →
Thinking about it
In school we are mostly taught to take in information and then give it back in an exam. And that’s important to learn to do in order to have a backlog of knowledge and the ability to negotiate the world. … Continue reading →
A Palestinian Adenauer?
I read many stupid things every day, some of them even from smart people who are saying intelligent things as well. An example of a stupid thing I often see is some sort of kneejerk statement about Trump being a … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/10/24
More wildflowers.
Continue reading →A warning: the French “moderates” sold out to the French left in order to stop the demonized “Hitleresque” “far right”
Roger Kimball observes – and we need to pay attention, because the same thing has happened here [my emphasis]: According to some reports, the final tally is commies 182, Macron’s timorous, head-scratchers 163 and Le Pen’s super hard, far-right reincarnation … Continue reading →
Parkinson’s is not really the issue – cognitive ability is the issue
It’s possible the public has been lied to about whether Biden has Parkinson’s, and is still being lied to about it. That would be serious, but not new. We’re used to being lied to quite regularly in order to protect … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/9/24
Cute or creepy?
Continue reading →Is there a lever long enough to move Joe Biden?
Archimedes is purported to have said: “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” I’m glad I’m not a Democrat right now. They’re engaged in looking for a … Continue reading →
Matt Yglesias offers a primer on confirmation bias – his own
Democrat pundit Matt Yglesias admits to having been wrong about Biden’s mental acuity, and he seems to beat himself up for it so sincerely that I tend to believe he really didn’t see what was in front of his face … Continue reading →
The French election results shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone
And yet I see some headlines indicating the results from Sunday are some sort of surprise. I can’t imagine why, since Macron and the far left had telegraphed in advance quite clearly that they would unite forces, remove weaker candidates, … Continue reading →