This is a curious article. It describes the arrest of three men in Venice who were allegedly planning an attack on the Rialto Bridge, out of admiration for and in imitation of the recent attack on Westminster Bridge in London. … Continue reading →
That title wasn’t sarcasm; I mean it. The editors of the Los Angeles Times thinks it was overreach for California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra to charge the makers of the Planned Parenthood videos with crimes: There’s no question that anti-abortion … Continue reading →
A good question, one asked by commenter “Cornhead” in the Republican unity thread: But why are the Dems so united? They rarely ”“ if ever ”“ break ranks. Nebraska’s Ben Nelson was a perfect example. Conservative state but he voted … Continue reading →
…is hard to do. As Britain is now learning. When a country voluntarily signs away some of its autonomy—in this case, to join the EU—it would seem at the outset that such a decision would be reversible if that country … Continue reading →
In his column today in the NY Post, Michael Goodwin discusses some contradictory communications from Trump about the failed health care bill. Goodwin also mentions that calls for bipartisanship are doomed (agreed), and suggests that what Trump really needs to … Continue reading →
You think the press is bad now? And you think relations between the press and presidents have never been worse on both sides? Don’t be too sure. The following quote is taken from an article by Ryan Holiday about a … Continue reading →
It happened before, in Texas. Now it’s happening in California: The duo who bravely exposed Planned Parenthood’s baby body parts operation through undercover videos has been charged by California prosecutors with 15 new felony counts. In 2016, both David Daleiden … Continue reading →
I had no idea, when I bought those Driscoll blackberries the other day, what high-tech goings-on the company has been involved in. The end of stoop labor, perhaps? Fewer jobs for farm workers? [Hat tip: commenter “The Other Chuck.”]
Continue reading →There are certain things I buy at Walmart. One of them is plain old T-shirts, of which Walmart carries an astounding variety of shapes and types for prices that range from about $2.50 to barely $6.00. The other day I … Continue reading →
I just published a post about sanctuary cities mayors’ defiance of Trump’s order regarding reporting the arrest of illegal aliens. But now I want to emphasize the power of the word “sanctuary,” which was originally chosen by the activists behind … Continue reading →
Of course they do. When a president tries to go against many years of local policies that have successfully defied the federal government—with some of those years involving the cooperation of the federal government in that defiance—it’s not going to … Continue reading →
Remember him? One of these days the Senate is going to vote on his nomination, and it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that they’ll approve him. But not just yet. And the mechanism by which it will happen—in particular, whether … Continue reading →