Employment numbers…
…hit record high.
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The human/monkey chimera
I find this news very disturbing: According to the newspaper [El País], the Spanish-born biologist Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte, who operates a lab at the Salk Institute in California, has been working working with monkey researchers in China to perform … Continue reading →
Why did Tulsi Gabbard attack Kamala Harris in the last debate?
If you watched the Democratic debate—or if you merely read about it, as I did—you probably noticed that long-chancer Tulsi Gabbard went after Kamala Harris in a big way, and by all accounts scored a takedown. At Legal Insurrection, Professor … Continue reading →
Glenn Loury and the comments in the NY Times: on Sharpton and the Democrats
Economics professor and pundit Glenn Loury, who is black, writes this opinion piece in the NY Times as a caution to his fellow Democrats: When I first heard that President Trump had gone after the Rev. Al Sharpton — and … Continue reading →
The Dems attacked Obama for not being far enough to the left
Although I didn’t watch last night’s debate, I hear that the Democrats unloaded on Barack Obama, of all people, for not being leftist enough. Makes sense, because frontrunner Biden is proud of his record as Obama’s Veep. It’s pretty much … Continue reading →
Switzerland and the Netherlands suspend funds to UNRWA in wake of corruption allegations
The UNRWA is the United Nations’ relief agency for Palestine, a huge agency since the 1948 war. Trump had cut off US funding for the UNRWA back in August of 2018 to the usual disapproval from the left: “The United … Continue reading →
Tonight’s debate
If anyone wants a new thread to comment on tonight’s debate, here it is. ADDENDUM: Goodness gracious: Former Vice President Joe Biden may have lost the second round of Democratic debates before the debate even began. When Sen. Kamala Harris … Continue reading →
The details of the immunity deals Loretta Lynch gave to Hillary Clinton’s people…
…can be found here: The ACLJ [American Center for Law and Justice] has just obtained previously unreleased documents related to the Clinton investigation and immunity agreements given to top Clinton aids. These agreements reveal that James Comey’s Federal Bureau of … Continue reading →
About the Democratic debate last night that I didn’t watch…
…and the one tonight that I won’t watch— There are many reasons I don’t watch them. The first you may already know if you’re a regular reader here: I hate political campaign debates. I hate them because I generally would … Continue reading →
Harold Prince, dead at 91
Broadway giant Harold Prince has died: It is impossible to speak of the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century without invoking Prince’s name. He is associated in some crucial way with a majority of the … Continue reading →
If anyone is a glutton for punishment…
…and has been watching the Democrats debate, here’s the thread to talk about it. Or about anything else.
Continue reading →Developments in Russiagate
I haven’t been covering this too closely since the Mueller testimony, but here’s a summary of what’s been going on. My attitude at the moment is that I’m waiting for the IG report of Horowitz to be issued, as well … Continue reading →