Whatever the reasons, it’s dangerous for governments to confiscate the land of citizens without compensation, as the leading party of South Africa is now poised to do. Their reasons reflect the complex history of South Africa, a place where black … Continue reading →
Late last night I discovered that the vast majority of the photos on posts transferred from the old blog to this one have disappeared. Needless to say, that was not a happy moment. I spent quite a bit of time … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ariel” addresses these remarks by another commenter in this way: …”but [Trump’s] policies are overall working pretty well” How the hell can you know that? I say this from watching George Bush blamed for the housing crash when it … Continue reading →
…a few bona fide comments that somehow got put in the trash by the spam filter. If any of your comments start disappearing, let me know and I can liberate them.
Continue reading →Byron York has been one of the reporters who has repeatedly taken on the difficult task of delving into the details of the Russia-Trump-collusion investigation by the FBI. What he finds usually isn’t pretty. And this is no exception: Because … Continue reading →
By Steven Hayward. Justice Clarence Thomas has long been a figure of ridicule and contempt, even hatred, from the left. Had he been a liberal, he almost certainly would have been their champion and hero: black, and raised in abject … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] You may have noticed that so far I’ve skipped all the brouhaha about Jim Acosta of CNN and his anger at being heckled by some Trump supporters, and then having a testy exchange with Sarah Huckabee Sanders. It’s … Continue reading →
I originally had perceived Sarah Jeong’s anti-white tweets as really bad jokes. But jokes they were. And I stand by that, although I think that if the Times and other MSM outlets and SJWs have a zero tolerance for racist … Continue reading →
When I did the Sanity Squad podcasts, I couldn’t help noticing how often I said “ummm…” while trying to frame my thoughts and articulate them. Too often for my taste, although some of the feedback I got from listeners was … Continue reading →
There are a few glitches on the blog that I hope will be ironed out in the next few days. You may or may not have noticed them (some are very minor, fortunately). One involves the strange disappearance of that … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] Yesterday I mentioned that “at some point I may change my apple photo, too.” A number of people responded with some version of “No!” “Don’t ditch the apple!” “It’s your brand!” But I said I may change the … Continue reading →
It’s not the first time, but it’s the first time in a while (see this chart). For most of the year he’s been moving around in the high 40s, after many months in the low-to-mid 40s during much of the … Continue reading →