Democrats make the closing arguments for Trump’s side
What am I talking about? This [hat tip: Scott Johnson at Powerline]:
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Iranphobia, Iranphilia, and the Jacksonian approach
Jonathan Schanzer writes on ending Iran’s fictions: Soleimani’s killing was, without question, the most consequential act of Trump’s presidency. It didn’t just punish Iran for the action of its proxies. After decades of the U.S. letting the Islamic Republic get … Continue reading →
“There can not be another massacre of peaceful protesters…The world is watching”
There are now reports that Iranian demonstrators have been fired on, tear gassed, and beaten by the those in charge of riot control. It’s hard to know the extent of this, and the Tehran chief of police has denied it, … Continue reading →
Who cares about the actual truth…
…when you can teach children a higher truth, and especially one that makes them hate the US and its Founders? The better to delegitimize the Constitution, right? The NY Times is in the education business: The NYT has long tried … Continue reading →
The Times and the truth: the 1619 Project and the teaching of history
The NY Times isn’t convincingly pretending that it’s in any business but that of disseminating propaganda: The NYT refused to issue any corrections [to its pieces from the 1619 Project, its campaign to make it seem as though slavery was … Continue reading →
Schumer and impeachment, now and then
One of the drawbacks of serving for a long time in public life is that we have the ability to compare a politician’s previous statements to his/her present ones. Sometimes it goes like this, if your name is Chuck Schumer, … Continue reading →
Saltshaker-gate and salty memories
Do we really need to talk about Trump’s mega-salt-and-pepper shakers? Apparently we do, with visuals. Trust the press to uncover the pressing issues of our time. Trump’s a strange and unusual man who does some strange stuff. Maybe he likes … Continue reading →
Remember Pearl Harbor on the 78th anniversary
[NOTE: This is a somewhat-edited version of a previous post.] Today is the seventy-eighth anniversary of the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. The generation that reacted to it by mobilizing and fighting World War II is on its last … Continue reading →
History of the women’s vote in the US
A commenter writes: There are many irrational men and many rational women, but it is an unfortunate truth that a majority female vote got every Democrat President elected since women’s sufferage. Women are much more susceptible to the concept of … Continue reading →
Impeachment in the House and trial in the Senate: two different animals
When Bill Clinton was impeached and then tried and acquitted in the Senate, Republicans controlled both legislative bodies. So the impeachment and trial – which was conducted with protection of minority and presidential rights, unlike the present-day process so far … Continue reading →
Thirty years ago the Berlin Wall came down: how about those “experts”?
It was momentous when it happened thirty years ago: the fall of the Wall. No one quite foresaw exactly what it meant, and yet it seemed a day of great hope and optimism: By the time the Wall came down, … Continue reading →
What’s happening in Lebanon?
There have been protests recently in Lebanon, and Prime Minister Saad Hariri has resigned as a result. What’s it all about? Well, some is economics: Lebanon, one of the most heavily indebted countries in the world, already was dealing with … Continue reading →