A good take on the topic is this National Review article by Jonah Goldberg, from which I’ll quote liberally: Nike was all set to release a line of sneakers for the Fourth of July featuring the original Betsy Ross American … Continue reading →
According to the MSM and pundits on the left, Trump’s 4th of July Mall appearance and speech was going to be a partisan usurping of a national holiday. It wasn’t. It was this: …[A] soaring presidential address — a celebration … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited version of a previous post.] The Fourth isn’t just about barbecue, although I defer to no one in my regard for barbecue. It’s about liberty. As the years go by, I appreciate that fact more … Continue reading →
Thomas Sowell is one of my favorite writers and thinkers. I’ve written about him many times before. I recommend reading this tribute to Sowell in honor of his 89th birthday, and I especially agree with this: Milton Friedman once said, … Continue reading →
Dennis Prager does the hard work I don’t want to do—which is to listen to the entirety of the recent Democratic debates, and to point out some of the excesses. To take one example: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.: “If billionaires … Continue reading →
Not a Fascist in the economic sense (which isn’t how most people use the word these days, anyway), but in the “willing and eager to use the apparatus of the state to stomp on your liberties” sense. Why, Frederica Wilson, … Continue reading →
…so goes Austin, Texas: The [Austin] city council has voted to rescind prohibitions on camping, sleeping, and panhandling on public sidewalks – but not in front of city hall, of course. A couple of observations: (1) I wonder whether most … Continue reading →
…that if Obama had done what Trump did in Korea we’d never hear the end of how wonderful it was? Obama might even get his second Peace Prize. And that’s without even knowing if the results will be something good. … Continue reading →
The rise of Antifa and in particular attacks like the recent one on Andy Ngo is an alarming trend that needs to be stopped. It would be good if there was more bipartisan alarm about the phenomenon, but unfortunately there … Continue reading →
Are these two news stories related?: Vladimir Putin today called an urgent meeting with defence chiefs hours after 14 sailors died in a mystery submarine blast… It came as US Vice President Mike Pence was called back to Washington for … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I used to spell it “bussing,” but I’m choosing to move with the times here. Each spelling has its own problems. “Busing” makes it seem as though it should be pronounced like part of the word “abusing.” But “bussing,” … Continue reading →
Another ominous occurrence in a sea of them, letting us know that Antifa’s closest relations are the Brownshirts, with the Orwellian twist that Antifa bills itself as being anti-Fascist: An Oregon photojournalist who covers Portland’s frequently violent protest scene was … Continue reading →