Nathan Phillips is fast wearing out his more-than-15-minutes of fame. But before he goes off our radar screen—and the next ramped-up Twitter brouhaha comes our way—I must point out something I think is important but which has been almost totally … Continue reading →
You can rest easy in your beds, folks, because the intrepid FBI has captured fearsome process criminal Roger Stone: A swarm of agents in tactical gear shouting “FBI! Open the door!” outside Roger Stone’s Florida home just before dawn Friday … Continue reading →
This: Texas Secretary of State David Whitley said a year-long evaluation found about 95,000 people described as “non-U.S. citizens” who are registered to vote in Texas. About 58,000 of them voted in Texas elections between 1996 and 2018, Whitley said. … Continue reading →
The problem has been around much much longer than Trump has been a politician. I’ve fought it for well over a decade, and I came late to the game. What is the problem I’m talking about? The perception by much … Continue reading →
…the most pernicious member of the House. And that’s a hotly-contested position. The bloggers at Powerline have been describing her activities for quite some time. If you’re interested in the background they provide, just go here. The latest from Omar? … Continue reading →
Trump has made the following announcement: President Donald Trump has announced that they have come to a deal to reopen the government for three weeks. He thanked the federal workers who went without work and promised they’ll receive their backpay … Continue reading →
When I wrote yesterday’s post about the situation in Venezuela, I had assumed the uprising there supporting Maduro’s challenger Guaido was somewhat like a coup, albeit a justified one. But I hadn’t realized that the situation is less coup-like than … Continue reading →
Here’s my quick take on the law just passed on abortion in New York state. My first observation is that it’s an attempt to get a law in place that will set state rules for abortions if Roe v. Wade … Continue reading →
I had originally thought Nathan Phillips had been cagey enough to merely use phrases that gave the impression he was a Vietnam vet who actually, you know, went to Vietnam. In other words, phrases such as “Vietnam times vet.” But … Continue reading →
The starting point for this post was one of NBC’s Savannah Guthrie’s remarks to Nick Sandmann in her recent interview with the teenager: There’s something aggressive about standing there. Standing your ground. You both stood your ground. Both? Actually, Nathan … Continue reading →
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have turned out to demonstrate against the Maduro government, and this appears to include may former Maduro supporters: Even the poorest areas, the beating heart of the country’s socialist government set up by Hugo Chavez, … Continue reading →
This information was compiled by US immigration courts and recently given to Congress. The numbers apply to fiscal year 2017: —43 percent of all aliens free pending trial failed to appear for court in 2017. —Since 1996, 37 percent of … Continue reading →