It’s minor, but it bugs me anyway. An accretion of this sort of thing is how false memes (left or right) are created and reinforced until they become Truths, whether they’re true or not. Some are a lot more important … Continue reading →
It was inevitable, of course, that the MSM would mount this attack on Trump’s legitimacy, particularly their leader and still champ (despite its financial woes) the NY Times. They didn’t acknowledge the possibility of a Trump win. Now they are … Continue reading →
…is the new meme. Discussion of the idea that Russian hackers tried to influence the US election in Trump’s favor and may even be responsible for Trump’s victory has certainly taken over Memeorandum. So, what does this idea rest on? … Continue reading →
Commenter “mollyNH” writes about the 2016 election: It was all so tantalizingly close for the Left… “Tantalizingly close” is one big reason this election has been so very difficult for the left, and why the right isn’t just happy but … Continue reading →
I’m always interested in political change. I’m not at all sure that this type of change is fundamental enough to last, but it’s certainly of interest, and it could end up being permanent rather than situational, depending on what happens … Continue reading →
Here’s one by law prof Lawrence Lessig in the WaPo, and here’s some backup from Martin Longman in the Washington Monthly, with a bit of quibbling on the details. What are these articles about? After all, it’s pretty much a … Continue reading →
Ah yes. Here we go again. My suggestions this year are simplicity itself. (1) Try to avoid the topic entirely. (2) If a liberal brings it up, just use a pleasant tone and say something like, “I think the best … Continue reading →
I’ve already written about how the polls, particularly the national polls, weren’t all that bad this year. But I’m going to add just a bit more. As of this writing, Clinton is ahead in the popular vote by about 2 … Continue reading →
…that thinks the election might have been rigged, and is suggesting a recount in several close states. I will go out on a limb and say I don’t think it’s going to happen, in part because so much time has … Continue reading →
I’m not so very interested in an incident that seems to be absorbing people so heavily this days, in which an actor in the Broadway show “Hamilton” made a condescending speech from the stage around curtain call time suggesting that … Continue reading →
Yes, polls. Again. Why am I still talking about them? Well, I see a lot of statements on the subject, here and elsewhere, that are just plain incorrect. That’s not new, either; it’s been going on as long as I … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting article by Michael Barone that tries to say why the pollsters got it wrong. First of all, I’d like to add that they didn’t get it quite as wrong as some people think. Many of the polls … Continue reading →