Biden AWOL…
…on Veterans Day. CORRECTION: Some readers have called my attention to the fact that the post by Ace that I linked to above seems to have missed an appearance that Biden did make on Veterans Day, to a Korean war … Continue reading →
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A historical note on mourning a country
Blogger and commenter David Foster writes: I’ve been remembering something written by the British general Edward Spears, describing his feelings in the aftermath of Munich: “Like most people, I have had my private sorrows, but there is no loss that … Continue reading →
They say it’s the journey, not the destination
What could possibly go wrong?: [NYC] Chancellor Richard Carranza’s new grading policy bars failing grades. Students will be marked “in progress” or “incomplete,” even if they’ve done no work at all, writes Sanzi. Excelsior!
Continue reading →Mail-in voting wasn’t a bug, it was a feature
Everyone who knows anything about elections and fraud knows that mail-in voting raises the risk of fraud. There are several kinds of mail-in voting, though, and each has different risks. Absentee voting is tolerated but the voter must make the … Continue reading →
Looking at election statistics
[Hat tip: commenter “I am Sparticus.”] I found this video fascinating. I know enough about math and graphs (although nothing about programming) to more or less understand what they’re saying, but I can’t evaluate it independently. Also, I don’t know … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick on the 2020 election
From Caroline Glick: As President Trump said in his remarks Thursday evening, it may take time for the legal challenges to work their way through the courts and determine definitively who will be inaugurated on January 20. But we can … Continue reading →
Out of sorts
From commenter “MollyG”: I just feel incredibly sad this evening. Sad because I can’t share my Dem/progressive friends’ transports of unhinged joy at the attempted DNC/MSM. coup. Sad because I love my friends but cannot look at them, since their … Continue reading →
Et tu, Libertarians?
[Hat tip: commenter “om.”] I was thinking about the Libertarians, and how they may have screwed things up this time, and here’s someone thinking along the same lines: Although some who voted Libertarian might otherwise have voted Democrat, while others … Continue reading →
On the election and the law
I haven’t watched this video yet, but I’m putting it up here because it’s been recommended, and I’ve liked these two lawyers’ discussions in the past. I believe the relevant part starts about minute 18:
Continue reading →Victor Davis Hanson speaks about the election and after
VDH has long been one of my favorite political commentators. I don’t agree with everything he says in this entire video, but I’ve cued it up to show a part where he makes an interesting analogy (although he starts by … Continue reading →
The Democrats’ calls for healing…
…remind me of a dynamic I’ve seen over and over in human interactions. Person A mistreats Person B. Instead of apologizing, Person A demands that Person B forget about it and “move on.” To illustrate his/her own magnanimity, Person A … Continue reading →
COVID vaccine news: now it can be told
Good news from Pfizer: Of course, [Pfizer] announced less than a week after the election that its COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective in the latest study. Pfizer also said it would ask to put the vaccine on the market “if … Continue reading →