[NOTE: This is the first part of a planned 2-part series.] Last Tuesday was not the first time socialists have won elections in the US, but until recently most of those elections occurred close to a hundred years ago (see … Continue reading →
I was waiting to hear from Rubio on this. Ignore the silly clickbait title: Rubio’s attitude and the tenor of his message contrasts at least somewhat with that of Vance. Rubio seems more realistic to me in terms of what … Continue reading →
I had noticed that a number of those YouTube paeans to the wonders of the USA mention the fabulous air conditioning that seems to be ubiquitous here. This puzzled me a bit, but article such as this go a long … Continue reading →
The names are far less interesting than the hairstyles. My high school yearbook features some doozies, although mine was relatively sedate:
Continue reading →I think this is a good analogy: So, will they wear out their welcome and be just a passing phase? Maybe, but I absolutely wouldn’t count on it. Another phrase occurs to me: The best lack all conviction, while the … Continue reading →
This article very much surprised me. Newark is a city that’s been in decline for my entire adult life. One branch of my family had been there since the mid-19th century, and the older people still lived there in my … Continue reading →
Today’s date: a whole lot of sixes and a whole lot of twos. And then there’s that lonely zero.
Continue reading →We’re nowhere near knowing the true toll. But here’s an update: At least 188 people have died and more than 1,500 are injured … Many people are missing or still trapped beneath rubble as rescue efforts stretch into Thursday night. … Continue reading →
When I first saw an excerpt from this guy’s message, I thought he might not be for real. I tend now to think he is for real, although I’m not 100% sure. At any rate, his point is a good … Continue reading →
Here’s the ruling, in a 6-3 opinion with Alito authoring: In these cases, we consider whether respondents, who challenge the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for aliens from Syria and Haiti, are entitled to orders postponing the terminations during … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post about the socialist victories in New York’s primaries on Tuesday. In it, I quoted from this City Journal article about the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), as follows: Earlier this month, the Democratic Socialists of … Continue reading →
I’ve cued up a clip about two and a half minutes long. It contains some facts I probably ought to have realized but never knew till I listened to the video:
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