And it’s quite a large snag: One-third of precincts in Wayne County could be disqualified from an unprecedented statewide recount of presidential election results because of problems with ballots. Michigan’s largest county voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, but … Continue reading →
…the folks who host this blog are switching it over to a new server. They say that it will cause about a 20-minute disruption. So don’t be alarmed if that happens; it should be very temporary. And after that they … Continue reading →
The Oakland fire death toll rises. It is almost unutterably sad when young people die, and death in a fire is so horrific it is hard to even contemplate. I grieve for all the people lost, and for their families … Continue reading →
Carson’s resume and background, as well as his support of Trump, made him Trump’s almost inevitable pick for the job: Carson is a former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. In an interview with Fox News, he cited … Continue reading →
All else being equal, it’s a good thing to have a president who understands the Constitution. It’s even a good thing to have a president who understands the Constitution really, really well. My guess is that President Obama understands the … Continue reading →
A while back I watched the movie “Mr. Turner,” a lengthy 2014 biopic about J.M.W. Turner, the great British painter. Turner is a big favorite of mine for his sublime use of light, both in his early period and in … Continue reading →
A week or so ago a friend of mine joked that Obama would be pardoning Bowe Bergdhal before he leaves office. And then a little while later we learn that Bergdahl has in fact requested a pardon: The pardon would … Continue reading →
One thing we know about Donald Trump is that he is unpredictable, and in my opinion deliberately so. There’s something to say for unpredictability. It keeps your enemies and opponents on their toes, and if it’s publicity you want, it … Continue reading →
And, since he’s Leonard Cohen, he explains it very, very well: And what about the charge that his singing causes people to feel suicidal? Exactly. As for me, I happen to think that Leonard Cohen’s renditions of his own songs … Continue reading →
I saw this at Ace’s a long time ago: I admire just about everything Thomas Sowell has ever written, and when first saw this I thought “Bingo, touche!” But then I started thinking about it and realized it’s not as … Continue reading →
…has more to say about the Carrier deal. As I wrote yesterday, I think this particular deal was mostly symbolic (although not to the workers whose jobs were saved), to make a point that Trump was trying to make about … Continue reading →
With the announcement of Trump’s triumphant (Trumphant?) Carrier deal, the word that occurs to me—not for the first time—is “showman.” That’s not necessarily a good thing or a bad thing, by the way. But it’s not something we’ve seen a … Continue reading →