Since I’m always interested in political changers, I want to draw your attention to this brave soul. Chadwick Moore is a gay man of 33 who lives in Brooklyn, a “lifelong” liberal (I guess 33 years seems long when you’re … Continue reading →
I keep trying to cover other stories, but the media hue and cry about Trump’s possible Russian connections keeps shrieking to be heard to the exclusion of just about everything else. But here are a few other things that caught … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker reminds us of the following: …in 2008, while he was running for the presidency, Barack Obama deliberately undermined American foreign policy by secretly encouraging Iran’s mullahs to hold out until he became president, because he would be easier … Continue reading →
A commenter here used to say quite often that the left had a lot more tricks up its sleeve than we knew, and that we were only seeing a small percentage of their power, maybe 5%. That person also said … Continue reading →
I am always wary of conspiracy theories. Left or right, they have proliferated during my lifetime, and I don’t find the vast majority of them convincing. I’ve written about this before (in particular here), and I haven’t changed my mind. … Continue reading →
One of the many strange details of the recent rulings on the Trump immigration EO was this: [Judge James Robart] asked a Justice Department lawyer how many arrests of foreign nationals from the countries have occurred since 9/11. When the … Continue reading →
Regarding attitudes towards Trump, there are three kinds of people. And it may be that each type represents about a third of the population, although that’s just a guess of mine. The first group is composed of the die-hards, those … Continue reading →
Remember Cloward-Piven?: The Cloward”“Piven strategy is a political strategy outlined in 1966 by American sociologists and political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven… The two [sociologists Cloward and Piven] stated that many Americans who were eligible for welfare were … Continue reading →
The right geek is very, very tired. And it’s only been three weeks so far: I was alive and politically aware during the post 9/11 W. Bush administration, and back then, I saw my fair share of leftwing nonsense. I … Continue reading →
We call it “fashion.” But at this point it seems to have morphed into a competition to see who can come up with an outfit that is either strangest and most extreme, or most revealing. Preferably both at the same … Continue reading →
I think that this may be the best article I’ve read on the subject. It’s behind the WSJ paywall, but I got to it by using this link helpfully provided by RealClearPolitics. Here’s an important summary quote at the end, … Continue reading →
In my life, I’ve had some problems with February. Perhaps you have, too. It’s a short month, but it can be cold and gloomy. Its only holiday is Valentine’s Day, which can be a mixed bag. As a freshman in … Continue reading →