Visiting Walmart
A few days ago I went to Walmart to buy some Jazz apples, my favorite variety. These days the only stores that carry them around where I live are Walmart and Trader Joe’s. Another thing I wanted to get was … Continue reading →
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Uri Berliner resigns from NPR
[NOTE: Please see yesterday’s post for some background.] Uri Berliner has resigned from NPR: Longtime NPR editor Uri Berliner, who was suspended after blowing the whistle on liberal bias at the organization, announced Wednesday he has resigned. “I am resigning … Continue reading →
Get out the vote group is sending unsolicited voter registrations to non-citizens in Michigan
But of course they are. And no doubt it’s not limited to Michigan: Documents provided to The Federalist show the form Al-Ani received was sent by the Voter Participation Center (VPC), a left-wing nonprofit that seeks to register Democrat-favorable demographics … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/17/24
Caroline Glick on Iran’s attack on Israel
I had not realized it was the largest missile and drone attack ever. Most of the video is on the topic of the attack, but there’s a short detour about an April 15 demonstration that turned out to be fairly … Continue reading →
The feds are getting out the Democrat votes
It’s being done through executive order: “This is a coordinated effort from left-leaning third parties and the Biden administration to use executive power and taxpayer resources for the purpose of federalizing elections and taking power away from the states,” said … Continue reading →
NPR editor who criticized the network is suspended; NPR CEO’s tweets
Uri Berliner, who has worked at NPR for 25 years, wrote an expose of their leftist bias. You can find it here. He seems to be somewhat of an old-fashioned liberal (or maybe an old-fashioned principled leftist), a rarity these … Continue reading →
Republicans defend Trump on the lawfare trials
The right loves to criticize Republicans. And it’s not as though it’s hard to do; there’s plenty about the GOP with which to find fault. But please stick to the facts and do your homework. There’s a particular sort of … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/16/24
Trump on trial: election interference, anyone?
Election interference is just fine with the left if it’s the left doing it. So is political prosecution. I’m with John Hinderaker on this: Alvin Bragg’s criminal case against Donald Trump goes to trial today. It says something about the … Continue reading →
More on the Iran attack
Jordan participated in the defense against Iran’s strike on Israel, saying it did so to protect its own citizens. But was that the only reason? As I wrote in this post nearly a week ago, the government of Jordan and … Continue reading →
Equality versus freedom
It’s been said many times by many people. Solzhenitsyn: Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free. And then there’s Robert Frost (in the … Continue reading →