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The case for a Biden impeachment
I’m not usually in favor of impeachment when it’s a foregone conclusion that there will never be a conviction. But Margot Cleveland makes a good case for impeaching Biden nevertheless: The evidence of President Joe Biden’s corruption during his time … Continue reading →
Jonathan Turley on the media’s protection of Biden
From Turley’s latest: The media’s desire to “move on” from the scandal is reaching an almost frantic level, as millions in foreign payments and dozens of corporate shell companies are revealed, and incriminating emails are released. The same plaintive demand … Continue reading →
On political affiliation as a birthmark
Commenter “Jamie” writes: “My father-in-law is utterly convinced that he’s a Democrat and that Republicans are, minimally, bad people,” and then she lists a set of beliefs he holds that seem very consistent with being on the right. She adds: … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/25/23
“Barbie”: another movie I don’t plan to see
Pity. The ads made me think that it might be something like the movie “Enchanted,” which I enjoyed. The latter was a charming film about a character from a fairy tale who’s transported to the real world and has to … Continue reading →
Sagan on changing one’s mind
The other day, commenter “AesopFan” offered the following quotes from astronomer Carl Sagan, who died in 1996: “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the … Continue reading →
Devon Archer’s impending testimony on Joe Biden
For many years Joe Biden has claimed that he never spoke to Hunter about his business dealings. That was never especially believable, and there were even photos of Joe with some of the people with whom Hunter did business. The … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/24/23
You can’t keep a good song down:
Continue reading →Desperation, love, cars, and song
[NOTE: I wrote about the “Fast Car” brouhaha involving the Luke Combs cover version two days ago. That sparked further thoughts – thus, this post.] The strength of the song “Fast Car” is due in no small part to its … Continue reading →
COVID lab leak coverups, then and now
From Matt Taibbi: The problem that’s been threatening Western democracies for years, and which is captured in books like Martin Gurri’s The Revolt of the Public, is the widespread loss of faith in institutional authority. At first this was a … Continue reading →
Not really so weird
From commenter “AesopFan” on the thread about the two versions of the song “Fast Car”: It is profoundly weird that people who claim to be standing up for gays and lesbians are actually the ones erasing the history and achievements … Continue reading →