Did you ever notice …
… how much of the news involves the law? I’ve noticed that a lot lately, including today.
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U Penn agrees to apologize for allowing men into women’s sports
And not just “allowing” but rather forcing women to accept the invasion. Here’s the latest: Transgender swimming champion Lia Thomas will be stripped of University of Pennsylvania swimming titles after the Ivy League school bowed to pressure from the Trump … Continue reading →
On Islam and the definition of “religion”
I noticed a discussion in the comments today about whether Islam is a religion, so I thought I’d feature a link to this previous post of mine on the subject of the definition of “religion.” That post – which I … Continue reading →
CBS pays Trump in settlement of biased-editing lawsuit
Trump’s on a roll. Here’s the agreement reached in his lawsuit against CBS for deceptively editing a Kamala Harris interview to make her look better: Paramount Global and CBS agreed on Tuesday to pay President Donald Trump a sum that … Continue reading →
Sean “Diddy” Combs found guilty on the more minor charges
You may or may not have noticed that I haven’t covered the Sean Combs trial. I’ve left that to others because I just don’t happen to be all that interested – I’m not a fan, and it’s clear he’s a … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/2/2025
Mamdani’s new voters
We’re still digesting the Mamdani primary win from a week ago. Here’s another tidbit, this time from Front Page, in which Daniel Greenfield observes that the NY Times discovered that 10% of the NYC Democrat primary voters were newly registered, … Continue reading →
Happy belated 95th birthday to Thomas Sowell
I missed the occasion, which was yesterday. But I want to wish a belated happy birthday to a formidable and formative thinker on the right, probably the contemporary political writer I most admire. He apparently has hardly lost a step … Continue reading →
Do you know what’s in the Big Beautiful Bill that just passed the Senate?
I freely admit that I’m struggling to understand exactly what’s in the bill and, more importantly, how it will affect Americans. And I think I’m hardly the only one, if people were to be honest. The media and the politicians … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/1/2025
June snuck by And now it’s July.
Continue reading →Forum-shopping: it’s not just your imagintion
It’s for real: As the Trump administration faces substantial pushback in the courts, including an unprecedented wave of nationwide injunctions halting its policies, some are claiming that his opponents are tilting the scales of justice by selectively bringing their lawsuits … Continue reading →
Tillis retreats and the Big Beautiful Bill advances
Senator Thom Tillis announced he’s not running for re-election. This was after Trump suggested it might be a good idea to primary him: North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he won’t seek reelection after drawing President Trump’s wrath … Continue reading →