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On ancient jewelry
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post of mine from 2015. Why? Because I feel like it, that’s why.] I’m not all that fond of precious jewels. That’s very fortunate, because I don’t own many. Richard Burton would have … Continue reading →
Dershowitz on the Democrats
It’s an understatement to say that Alan Dershowitz sounds unhappy with Democrats these days. He is especially unhappy with their lawfare against opponents and particularly with their lawfare against lawyers who make arguments they don’t like. And he’s not the … Continue reading →
New York City’s congestion pricing began this past Sunday
Somehow I’d missed this news until right before it was about to go into effect. I had noticed something similar in European cities the last time I visited Italy, which was six years ago – either fines or surcharges for … Continue reading →
Cold enough for you?
It’s been very cold in New England for the last few days. Having returned recently from visiting family who live in climes with less chilly winter weather, I found it a shock to get to the Boston airport very late … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/7/2025
Another F-you from the departing Biden administration
It worked so very well for Obama: When President Barack Obama released five Taliban commanders from the Guantanamo Bay prison in exchange for an American deserter in 2014, he assured a wary public that the dangerous enemy combatants would be … Continue reading →
Buh-Bye, Trudeau
A sort-of goodbye, anyway. Trudeau is retiring as head of the party and then once the party figures out who his replacement might be he will resign as PM as well. Or something like that: From [a] Canadian friend: He’s … Continue reading →
Today is the four year anniversary of J6
And Trump has been certified as the next president, to be inaugurated on January 20. What a difference four years makes, and what a long strange trip it’s been – and hardly over yet. The left tried everything – and … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/6/2025
Honoring George Soros and Hillary Clinton
Someone at the White House has a sense of humor – Biden gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to George Soros and Hillary Clinton, among others: Soros, 94, was among the 19 people chosen to receive the nation’s highest civilian … Continue reading →
Judge Merchan schedules Trump sentencing hearing for January 10
And yet he also seems to be signaling that the case will be discharged without jail or probation. If that’s true, why do this at all? Simple, says Jonathan Turley: The sentence will finalize the case and allow for an … Continue reading →