Seattle’s mayor, Jenny Durkan: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan downplayed the six-block autonomous zone in the city on CNN last night after President Donald Trump demanded she restore order to the city. Durkan claimed the zone is “not an armed takeover” … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “MBunge.] AP stories get very wide circulation. And today, the takeover of a Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle by radical anarchists and other far leftists is covered by the AP as though it’s a party. The headline … Continue reading →
Weakness and appeasement on the part of civic authorities are signals that give rise to the empowerment of those who would disrupt and overturn civil society: Antifa, or their helpers, under the pretense of caring about black people, now has … Continue reading →
News from the hot trend-setting city of Minneapolis: Nine of the [city] council’s 12 members appeared at a rally in a city park Sunday afternoon and vowed to end policing as the city currently knows it… Council Member Jeremiah Ellison … Continue reading →
Candace Owens speaks:
Continue reading →But of course: Most of the looters and rioters arrested by the NYPD over the past several days are immediately released as a direct result of New York’s new bail-reform law, New York City police chief Terrence Monahan told the … Continue reading →
I have a special interest in the brief Judge Sullivan and his lawyers filed yesterday with the DC District Court. I was curious to see how it jibes with my 3-part analysis of what has been going on with Sullivan … Continue reading →
The law and order president: President Trump said Monday he would deploy the military against protesters if local officials cannot stop violence that has erupted in some areas. “I will fight to protect you — I am your president of … Continue reading →
Just in, Sullivan’s response. It’s almost 50 dense pages long, and I haven’t read it, but as expected it defends Judge Sullivan’s actions. I hope to say more about it later, but if you’re inclined to read it for yourself, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here’s a recommended article by Andrew C. McCarthy entitled, “The President Has the Constitutional Power to Restore Order. He Must Act.”] We hardly needed any more proof that our society is in terrible trouble. But we’ve gotten it in … Continue reading →
…caught throwing Molotov cocktails at police cars. And being stupid enough about it to get arrested. I guess it’s not all white supremacists: …Mattis is a corporate lawyer with Times Square law firm Pryor Cashman. Authorities say Rahman, 31, tossed … Continue reading →
The release of the Flynn/Kislyak transcripts has infuriated me even more than I thought it would. After all, I already know the outlines and many of the details of the attempt to prevent and then overturn the 2016 election of … Continue reading →