Remember as you read this recent article by Andrew C. McCarthy that McCarthy worked with Mueller for many years and once deeply respected him—that is, until the last year or so. Here’s McCarthy on Mueller’s leaked letter: The purportedly private … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch Barr’s testimony yesterday, but he was apparently great—but only to those predisposed to agree with him: Mazie Hirono of Hawaii either completely trashed Barr or made a fool out of herself. Ted Cruz positively owned the Democrats. … Continue reading →
You can read about it here. An excerpt: Mr. Grassley said it was ironic that Mr. Trump has now been cleared of conspiracy with Russia to subvert the 2016 election, but the Clinton campaign who hired a foreign national — … Continue reading →
…that by claiming that Jesus was a Palestinian, she is underlining the idea that the Jews were the original inhabitants of the land now called “Palestine”? Because—and this certainly isn’t breaking news—Jesus was a Jew. No, of course she doesn’t. … Continue reading →
GRRRR! I am trying to decompress from dealing with some online “support” that is typical in that I suspect that, although it’s masquerading as a real live person with a real live first name, it’s actually a bot. I sent … Continue reading →
Why now?: Russia, which often warns against anyone interfering in its “near abroad,” has no problem propping up hostile regimes in America’s back yard. “We’ll have military cooperation with whoever we want,” Maduro’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, told UN reporters … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Today is Mayday. As a child I was confused by the wildly differing associations the word conjures up. It’s a distress signal, for example, apparently derived from the French for “come … Continue reading →
Meet Monique, the chicken that went to sea: I said to myself, ‘If she annoys me, I can always eat her.’ It feels weird to say that now! We formed a real bond. What the well-dressed chicken will wear in … Continue reading →
“Decline” doesn’t seem to be a strong enough word for what’s been happening in Venezuela. It’s horrendous there, and somewhat unclear at the moment. It seems an attempted coup is underway, but whether it will gain any more traction than … Continue reading →
Does it seem as though the NY Times has had special difficulties lately in terms of blows to its lofty goal of being the unassailable paper of record? The Netanyahu/Trump anti-Semitic cartoon, and then another anti-Semitic cartoon, both of which … Continue reading →
When I first heard that the measles outbreak in New York was particularly bad among Orthodox (actually, ultra-Orthodox) Jews, I assumed it was because of some religious prohibition about vaccines in that group. That’s also what I read here and … Continue reading →
Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg has been accused of sexual assault. Is the accusation true? I have zero idea. But those who consider all such claims true must consider this one to be true. I’m not someone who considers all such … Continue reading →