Open thread 5/14/2026
Don’t fail to miss it:
Continue reading →neo
Trump goes to China
He’s arrived, and here’s a thread for discussing the visit.
Continue reading →Marc Elias, insurrectionist
Marc Elias isn’t happy about not getting his way in Virginia. I’ve written about Elias before – see this post, for example, where I offer a quote from this Town Hall article (from 2022, entitled “The Left Dominates the Legal … Continue reading →
The Kristof article, plus the report on Hamas’ 10/7 atrocities
Every aspect of this story is so terrible that it’s hard to face. I tried to deal with it yesterday in a perfunctory manner by putting it in a roundup post. But I find that simply won’t work. It’s too … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/13/2026
News roundup
(1) Nick Kristof of the Times writes a poorly-sourced article accusing the IDF of rape. It is cleverly timed to coincide with an enormous and well-documented report on Hamas sexual violence against Israelis: The commission on Hamas sexual violence against … Continue reading →
Don’t blame the boomers
It’s common to do so; I see it constantly online. I recently wrote this post about the phenomenon. An excerpt: I’ve seen it for years and years and years online: the idea that the Boomer generation has screwed the younger … Continue reading →
Why are the Democrats so desperate to regain and retain power?
One reason is that the gap between the parties has grown in terms of goals and policy, and so there are few areas of agreement anymore. But that brings up another question: why has that happened? I think it was … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/12/2026
Roundup
(1) Could Spencer Pratt become mayor of LA? Conventional wisdom says “no,” but there’s nothing conventional about Pratt. If he motivates turnout among LA voters unhappy with Democrat rule, I think there’s a remote possibility he could win. Meantime, is … Continue reading →
The scope of Medicaid corruption: Ohio
Most people who aren’t hopelessly naive were aware that there is corruption involving government and its various handouts. But I certainly had no idea of its enormous scope until the last year or so. Here we have what’s been going … Continue reading →
Iran again – plus TDS
In a development that should surprise no one, Iran responded to the latest US offer and Trump has declared it “totally unacceptable” (in all caps): “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — … Continue reading →