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It’s been five years since J6
Time flies; things change. There’s still plenty that we don’t know about J6. One thing we do know is that the Democrats made sure their narrative of the day got cemented in people’s minds very early. Here’s Victor Davis Hanson … Continue reading →
Mamdani’s Rental Ripoff theatricals
Mamdani is staging a series of struggle sessions in which people complain about bad kulaks landlords. These events have been given the alliterative title of “Rental Ripoff” hearings: New Yorkers will be able to lament about their rental woes – … Continue reading →
Democrats on the capture of Maduro
I was wondering whether any prominent Democrats had broken ranks and praised the Venezuela operation that netted Maduro. And so of course I thought of John Fetterman, and he didn’t disappoint: “I don’t know why we can’t just acknowledge it’s … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/6/2026
Who will be the next long-term head of Venezuela?
Late last night I wrote a draft for this post, and in it I said the following: Was Maduro’s VP Delcy Rodriguez the mole? Did she cooperate to bring him down? It’s a weird thought and I doubt it’s the … Continue reading →
The report of MAGA’s fracture may be greatly exaggerated …
… and although the cracks are not imaginary, we don’t know if they’re deep fissures or only surface flaws. In this Tablet article, Michael Doran seems to think they’re deep and probably fatal to MAGA. The piece is very long … Continue reading →
In no surprise at all, Tim Walz withdraws from Minnesota governor’s race
Even Walz could read the writing on the wall, although he wasn’t happy about it: On Monday morning, we learned that Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) is dropping his reelection bid. Walz released a statement Monday morning confirming reports that he … Continue reading →
Late start today
Spent a ridiculous amount of time dealing with “customer service” type issues. But here I am.
Continue reading →Open thread 1/5/2026
Plisetskaya:
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It seems this was the culmination of months – or more? – of planning, with signals and warnings for Maduro to go into exile or else. Now we see the “or else.” There are also rumors that it’s all staged … Continue reading →
Mamdani’s rogues gallery of appointments
Mamdani’s appointees so far are about as expected. A sampler: On Friday, the new mayor named Ali Najmi to chair his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which picks judges for family and civil courts and interim appointees for criminal courts; … Continue reading →