… for the first time in three decades. The ANC was Mandela’s party. Let’s see: With more than 99 percent of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in Wednesday’s election, well short of the majority it … Continue reading →
Long overdue: Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee has stepped down in a sign that things are not going well for the media institution. Despite the fact that it’s an election year and there is no shortage of news, the … Continue reading →
This guy – Jed Rubenfeld – calmly and objectively dissects the constitutional issues in the Trump trial. They were by no means the only issues. But constitutional law is his specialty, and that’s what he sticks to; he’s a law … Continue reading →
As commenter “Karmi” writes: Trump has a lot of raw hatred against him—which brings out a lot of voters who will be voting against him…ones who would’ve probably not voted if he hadn’t been running. Trump definitely has a great … Continue reading →
I had a friend about fifteen years ago, we’ll call her Marjorie. We were fairly good friends for about seven years, and then we both moved away and ended up living over an hour from each other and the friendship … Continue reading →
Here are the circumstances: A juror in a huge pandemic fraud trial reports receiving a bag full of $120,000 with a promise of more where that came from if she acquits seven defendants who allegedly stole $40 million from a … Continue reading →
Three are elderly men and one middle-aged. The announcement is somewhat mysterious: The Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday that it had confirmed the deaths of four Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity, following the gathering of new intelligence findings. IDF … Continue reading →
A very depressing and yet insightful podcast from Caroline Glick: And from her sister Bonnie Glick, we have this article. Here’s an excerpt that reminds us that something similar had come through a different source a few weeks earlier: Out … Continue reading →
I usually finish my posting in the late afternoon, barring important breaking news. Today, though, I have some commitments for the next few hours and plan to post more in the evening.
Continue reading →There’s really too much news these days to cover fairly, even in a roundup. But here’s some of it: (1) One less hostage body for Hamas to use as a cynical bargaining chip; one more Israeli dead on 10/7. RIP. … Continue reading →