The short answer is no: It’s a pretty defensible vote. The law says you can be deported for any “aggravated felony.” One category of “aggravated felony” is “a crime of violence.” The man the government sought to deport was convicted … Continue reading →
I had postponed writing about the large caravan of Central Americans (mainly Hondurans, apparently) marching northward through Mexico towards the US border with the plan of entering this country illegally and en masse in order to overwhelm US border officials. … Continue reading →
Italy just had an election: Italy was plunged into political uncertainty Monday after parliamentary elections delivered victories for populist, euroskeptic parties but left no clear path forward for a new government. No party or coalition received enough votes to rule … Continue reading →
I was going to call these German cities that have refused to take any more migrants “no-sanctuary cities.” But then I realized that it’s not quite the flip side of the US sanctuary cities, because sanctuary cities in the US … Continue reading →
…the DACA can back: Under a lower court order that remains in effect, the Department of Homeland Security must continue to accept renewal applications from the roughly 700,000 young people who are currently enrolled in the program, known as DACA. … Continue reading →
It’s big news, but I haven’t yet written on it. Why? Because I think it’s just the opening scene in a play that will be revised several times. Actually, that’s a bad metaphor. It’s not the opening scene; the play … Continue reading →
An assumption that goes with the story of s***holeGate is that what Trump was saying was “Let’s favor people from Norway over people from s***hole countries like Haiti and in Africa.” That makes him a racist and a mean one … Continue reading →
I am sorely tired of it. On the other hand, it raises so many fascinating issues that it’s hard to keep from mulling it over once again. Fortunately, a lot of other people have done the legwork so I’ll link … Continue reading →
There are walls, and then there are walls. Robert Frost wrote: Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass … Continue reading →
One of the better s***hole essays is this one by Roger Kimball, which explores a slightly different territory than most: But sometimes, outrage is but a patina of indignation whose chief motive is incontinent delight. Which is it for the … Continue reading →
Never a dull moment. The latest furor is over certain remarks that Trump is alleged to have uttered during a meeting about immigration with Dick Durbin, Lindsay Graham, and “other government officials.” His remarks were criticized variously for both form … Continue reading →
But we have little idea what they are or what their ultimate fate will be. More here—or about as much, which is to say next to nothing that isn’t very changeable: A bipartisan group of senators, led by Richard J. … Continue reading →