…that I’ve already written close to 1/3 the number of posts about Trump than I’ve written about Obama, although Trump’s only been president approximately 15% as long as Obama was. I think that’s right; I had to do the math … Continue reading →
“Work” in the sense of getting China to make a deal, that is? Perhaps: China is willing to hold talks with the United States to resolve their differences over trade, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, as alarm grows over … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch the 60 Minutes interview with Stormy Daniels, but I listened to most of it, and I’ve read some of the commentary. My take is similar to that of Professor Jacobson at Legal Insurrection: The Stormy Daniels story … Continue reading →
I bet you’ve all been waiting with bated breath for Part III since the series first appeared back in 2012 (here are Part I and Part II). No? Well, here’s Part III anyway. Just to recap—“Swan Lake” is popular for … Continue reading →
Get on with it already!!, you may be thinking. But after the Big Crash of this site a few days ago—which remains undiagnosed, but which everyone is virtually 100% sure had nothing to do with my efforts at creating a … Continue reading →
I don’t mean “hysterical” as in “ha-ha.” I mean “hysterical” as in hyper, frenzied, almost-deranged. I have gotten to the point where I often don’t want to even look at the news. That’s a bit difficult for a blogger, although … Continue reading →
It’s called “Admissions,” and it’s by Joshua Harmon, and I’m surprised it was ever even produced, given the current political climate: It’s a relentless, often very funny exposé of the hypocrisies and self-contradictions of the diversity craze that defines virtually … Continue reading →
There’s been widespread condemnation of Trump’s tariffs and his trade war with China, and the stock market doesn’t seem to like the policy one bit—at least, so far: The threat of a global trade war continued to hang over the … Continue reading →
The appointment of John Bolton as Trump’s National Security Advisor was bound to cause controversy and criticism, and so it has. I have always felt that Bolton is smart and tough, and much (not all) of the time I have … Continue reading →
…but warns that he won’t do it next time. Do you believe him?
Continue reading →…is explained here. Nobody’s especially happy with it, many people on both sides are angry with it, and it will probably pass. The misgivings are bipartisan. House Democrats are reportedly threatening to not vote for the rule bringing the legislation … Continue reading →
What do these three things have in common: the recent Biden vs. Trump war of threatening words, the Dozens, and Inuit song duels? They’re all ways that people (especially men) threaten each other in an almost-comical way, in which the … Continue reading →