More on Venezuela
It seems this was the culmination of months – or more? – of planning, with signals and warnings for Maduro to go into exile or else. Now we see the “or else.” There are also rumors that it’s all staged … Continue reading →
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Mamdani’s rogues gallery of appointments
Mamdani’s appointees so far are about as expected. A sampler: On Friday, the new mayor named Ali Najmi to chair his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which picks judges for family and civil courts and interim appointees for criminal courts; … Continue reading →
The US captures Maduro
That’s a sentence I didn’t expect to be writing. And yet it’s true: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by US forces during a “large-scale” nighttime military operation early Saturday, President Trump announced. “The United … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/3/2026
Speculation on Victor Davis Hanson’s health problems
I’ve been a VDH fan for a long time, and the news that he’s been facing an enormous health challenge, including a major surgery, is concerning. Many people are offering prayers and good wishes for a full recovery, and I … Continue reading →
The MSM jumps into action … against Nick Shirley, maker of the viral video about Minnesota daycare centers
Your intrepid reporters are on the job: … [Some in] our present liberal media … seem more concentrated on trying to debunk what Shirley was exposing than on finding out the facts. CNN had a correspondent confront Shirley outside of … Continue reading →
Where is Mamdani going to get “other people’s money”?
The phrase in this post’s title comes from Margaret Thatcher: “Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people’s money.” [Often quoted as ‘the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/2/2026
In the anti-theft pharmacy
Where I live, I sometimes see certain products under lock and key in pharmacies and supermarkets. But it’s not too many things, and it hasn’t really impacted my shopping much. But visiting relatives recently in certain cities where the practice … Continue reading →
Roundup for the first day of 2026
(1) Mamdani is sworn in as the mayor of New York. Hard to believe, but true, with the following cast of characters and in the following setting: The 34-year-old Queens state assemblyman was sworn in on a Quran as the … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/1/2026
Now I have to remember to write a new number. Happy New Year to all.
Continue reading →New Year’s Eve – what are you doing?
And me? Glad you asked. This year I’m visiting relatives and there’s actually a party tonight. Staying up till midnight is ordinarily no problem for me, since I’m a night owl and always have been. Actually, even when young, I … Continue reading →