Traffic counter shenanigans
Tech stuff is not my strong suit. But as the owner of a blog, I’m forced to tackle it. Years ago I had a kindly web developer helping me now and then, a relative of a relative. Most web developers … Continue reading →
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The Virginia playbook: run as a moderate, govern as a radical
Here’s how it works: Spanberger’s very first order of business was reversing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 47, which had allowed for coordination between the Virginia State Police and the Department of Corrections and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That … Continue reading →
What’s up with Trump and Iran?
I admit I haven’t been pleased with what’s going on lately from Trump on Iran. My main beef has been that he appeared to encourage the demonstrators with promises of help and then, when many were massacred, did nothing. I … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/6/2026
Guess what? There’s fraud and waste in red states too
This should come as no surprise: Tapscott reported that the most startling takeaway from the 2024 audits (the latest available) was that “the results for the red states are strikingly similar to those of the blue states.” He noted that … Continue reading →
The WaPo Dies In Darkness
It’s a sad day at the WaPo: The Washington Post told staffers today that it was moving forward with a sweeping round of layoffs that was part of a “broad strategic reset” of the storied newspaper, which will include eliminating … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/5/2026
To stare or not to stare, that is the question:
Continue reading →Completely foreseeable result of the Epstein files dump
[Hat tip: commenter “Mike Plaiss.”] From an editorial in the WSJ: The Justice Department’s release of the so-called Epstein files has gone pretty much as skeptics warned. The feds published another three million pages on Friday. Such investigatory materials are … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson health update
[Hat tip: commenter “Kate.”] I want to call attention to this announcement from VDH: … [H]ere is a brief update concerning my current temporary absence. As I wrote, the removal of a cancerous lung mucinous adenoma carcinoma along with the … Continue reading →
Billie Eilish: “no one is illegal on stolen land”
The story: Pop star Billie Eilish has been hit with calls to either return her $3 million Los Angeles mansion to a Native American tribe or welcome migrants inside following her controversial Grammys declaration. The 24-year-old singer won a Grammy … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/4/2026
The shutdown …
… appears to be over. If it ever happened at all: What shutdown? It turns out that large parts of the federal government were “show down” for the past three days. Funding for Homeland Security has been approved for the … Continue reading →