This is sad news: Pollster and political analyst Pat Caddell died from a stroke on Saturday at the age of 68. I don’t watch cable news very often, but I’ve certainly watched it enough to be familiar with Pat Cadell. … Continue reading →
Every now and then this blog has visitors of the anti-vaxx or anti-fluoride variety. Reading one of the latter the other day, I thought of the movie “Dr. Strangelove,” and recalled that the Jack D. Ripper character had a thing … Continue reading →
This column by Matthew Continetti had such a promising title: “What to Do About the Rebirth of Socialism: Where it came from and how to stop it.” Well, maybe that’s biting off too big a hunk to chew in such … Continue reading →
I have my doubts about this article. The author may be dreaming, or making much too much of some events that have much less significance than he thinks. But it’s certainly interesting, and so I bring it up for discussion. … Continue reading →
…or is it only the right that’s outraged? That’s a rhetorical question; I’m pretty sure of the answer, and it’s door #2. That in and of itself is disturbing, because it’s evidence of the fact that way too many people … Continue reading →
But oh, we can all feel so self-righteous about it, as AOC does: Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “huxley.”] Nancy Pelosi reacts: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday issued a warning to Republicans poised to support President Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border: the next Democratic president, she said, could … Continue reading →
As expected, President Trump signed the budget bill and declared a national emergency in order to move additional funds towards the task of building a wall. (And I have some outside obligations for the next few hours, so I may … Continue reading →
I’ll make this quick, and I may revisit the topic in a future post, but this is well worth reading on the subject of the FBI’s and DOJ’s actions against Trump: There are new revelations about what took place in … Continue reading →
The Diocese of Covington has issued a report: The Diocese of Covington proclaimed Wednesday that Covington Catholic High School students recorded on viral videos during a school trip to Washington, D.C., did nothing wrong after releasing a report prepared by … Continue reading →
…are “dialogue” and “conversation.” Unfortunately, the left has turned the first into Orwellian Newspeak for I will harangue you for your failings as a member of a privileged or doubleplusungood group and you will sit there and listen respectfully without … Continue reading →
I can’t have chocolate (migraines), so I’ll take music. Which do you prefer? Or maybe the answer is “all”?
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