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The Republican wins in the Tennessee special election
Good news: the Republican Matt Van Epps has defeated Democratic Socialist Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s special election to replace retiring House member Mark Green. With 95% of the vote in, he won by five points. This was in a district … Continue reading →
“Brown” and borrowed racial victimhood
This sort of use of the word “brown” annoys me greatly: Sen. Mark Kelly: "When I heard the secretary say that they're going to pause immigration from third-world countries, I take that as a message that they don't want brown … Continue reading →
Roundup!
(1) The New York Times isn’t go along entirely with the WaPo’s hit piece on Hegseth about the second strike. The Times is saying it can’t find any sources that implicate Hegseth. What’s going on at the Times? First the … Continue reading →
As New York City goes, so goes DC?
The Democrats seem to think that moving ever leftward would be a good thing, at least in deep blue areas. Further evidence of this is that a Democratic Socialist, Janeese Lewis George, is running for mayor in Washington DC. Her … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/2/2025
About the second strike on the drug boat
At a press conference today, Press Secretary Leavitt clarified certain things about this story, but left others murky. Here’s what she said: What do I take from that exchange? That there was a “second strike” ordered by Admiral Bradley rather … Continue reading →
Pause for the dentist
I’ve got to go to the dentist now for what I hope will be the finishing touches to my root canal. I’m still planning other posts today – but in the meantime, you can talk about dentists – or shoes … Continue reading →
Media coverage of the fraud in Minnesota committed by Somalis
It’s not just the story, it’s the coverage. After all, if only the right reads about something, the left doesn’t really have to deal with it at all. The widespread fraud in Minnesota at the hands of a not-insignificant number … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/1/2025
Moving right along: December.
Continue reading →On turkey soup and books for sale
I’ve been making turkey soup with the leftovers from Thanksgiving, which this year in my case amounts to about 95% of a cooked turkey. Turkey soup always sounds so easy, and is one of the reasons I like to make … Continue reading →
Now I’m getting nervous about the special election in Tennessee
These special elections and/or off-year elections have been going especially poorly. This one in Tennessee should be an easy win for the Republican, but polls say it’s not: Special elections are notorious for yielding unexpected results because they tend to … Continue reading →