I don’t see the Democrats capitulating and ending the shutdown. They seem to have boxed themselves into a corner. Trump is all for Senate Republicans invoking the so-called nuclear option: “Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, … Continue reading →
How did November get here so fast?
Continue reading →Commenter “Rufus T. Firefly” writes, in contemplation of the fact that James Lileks and his wife are separating after decades of marriage: I think this fascinates me because he is being so very open and public about something that all … Continue reading →
[Note: This is an edited version of a previous post.] Halloween was my favorite holiday, bar none, as a child. The main reason was probably the candy. But the secondary reason – and perhaps it even superseded the candy, come … Continue reading →
Remember Boasberg? I do. My first mention of him on this blog was back in 2015, concerning his ultra-liberal rulings on illegal immigration. Here’s a list of all the posts in which I mention Boasberg; there are quite a few. … Continue reading →
(1) Continuing horrific massacres in Sudan don’t seem to engender demonstrations from the left. It’s not “Palestine,” after all, so it doesn’t really matter to them. (2) Bari Weiss continues changing the makeup of CBS: “Purge Begins at CBS; Biased … Continue reading →
Trying to beat the mad rush: As Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani surges ahead in New York City’s mayoral race, residents are racing to secure homes in the leafy, affluent enclaves of Connecticut and Westchester County — driven by anxieties over … Continue reading →
First, a disclaimer: I don’t have the definitive answer. Second: why would I care? I guess it’s because I’m interested in what makes people tick, and especially interested in political change. Most such change goes from left to right. But … Continue reading →
More of a slowdown than anything else. It’s coming along, but I’ll use it as an excuse for late posting. Meanwhile I’ll just observe here that we turn the clocks back this weekend, which means it will get dark very … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This post is a slightly-edited repeat of a post from 2008.] No, I didn’t make it up. It really is National Candy Corn Day, the day “the nation celebrates its favorite vegetable.” No doubt all of my readers, being … Continue reading →