In the light of allegations from the left that Trump’s payments to Stormy Daniels vie Michael Cohen constituted a campaign law violation, this news is deeply ironic: Now Congress has agreed on a bill that members of Congress will be … Continue reading →
Before I had my political change, I wasn’t particularly aware of which periodicals and newspapers were on the right. I knew of a couple—the WSJ and the Manchester Union Leader, for example. I knew who William F. Buckley was from … Continue reading →
…says Vox’s Matthew Yglesias. Hey, why not? What could possibly go wrong? Oh, and if she’s not old enough—and she’s not—it’s time to “fix” the Constitution. Writes Yglesias: The constitutional prohibition on people under the age of 35 serving as … Continue reading →
Here’s how lawfare works when the FBI wants to get you: Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who arranged the bureau’s interview with then-national security adviser Michael Flynn at the White House on Jan. 24, 2017 — the interview that … Continue reading →
Here’s the law, according to Mark Levin. But there’s no guarantee whatsoever that the rule of law will prevail, when partisan politics are involved (which is just about all the time, lately). Levin makes five main points. The first is … Continue reading →
When a link to this Atlantic article came to me through Pocket (which thinks it knows what I might like to read and is often right on the money), the title put me off. It’s called “Eating Toward Immortality,” and … Continue reading →
This time it’s in Strasbourg, but the m.o. is very familiar: At least two people have been killed and several others injured as a suspected extremist opened fire near the iconic Christmas market in Strasbourg. Extremist=Islamicist terrorist. …[T]wo people were … Continue reading →
The fixer couldn’t fix it for himself: Before leveling his sentence, Judge William Pauley said “Cohen pled guilt to a veritable smorgasbord of fraudulent conduct” and “lost his moral compass,” adding that “as a lawyer, Mr. Cohen should have known … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE at end of post.] …is described here: Only days ago, May had to withdraw a vote on her Brexit Withdrawal Agreement from Parliament because it was universally recognized that she would lose it. Bear in mind that this … Continue reading →
I’d never heard of the Nebra sky disk before, but it’s really quite lovely. 1600 BC is the approximate date of its construction, and I can see why it was originally thought to be a forgery. But it’s not: The … Continue reading →
In his recent testimony before the House of Representatives, James Comey presented himself as being something like a sleepwalker—he remembers nothing, knows nothing, and cannot even speculate on things he was involved in, much less ones that involved others in … Continue reading →
A fight is going on over a bill that would reduce welfare payments to non-citizens who want to become citizens: The Trump administration is now on the clock to finalize one of the biggest changes to legal immigration policy in … Continue reading →