San Francisco believes in the power of language to change the world, or at least people’s perceptions of the world. There’s something to that. Just think about how “illegal aliens” morphed into “illegal immigrants” which morphed into “undocumented migrants” which … Continue reading →
There have been a number of articles about the left’s campaign to get a bunch of leftist DAs-in-name-only (DAINOs?) into office, in order to stop prosecuting a lot of people. Rather Orwellian, don’t you think? Here’s a NY Times article … Continue reading →
I have to say right upfront that I doubt it. It just seems to go that way. The state agencies are reluctant to charge their own bureaucrats, no matter what the violation, and the higher up the person is the … Continue reading →
Ordinarily I don’t watch a lot of TV news or opinion shows. But I have a tiny TV near my computer, and every now and then I turn it on and watch cable news if something especially important is happening … Continue reading →
The revelations in the report by IG Horowitz released yesterday are disturbing on many levels, but one of the deepest and most basic is of the power of institutions such as the FBI if they become corrupted and corrupt. What … Continue reading →
We had pretty much been told this is what we would get. And yes, this is what we got: A scathing inspector general report released Thursday said that fired FBI Director James Comey violated bureau policies by drafting, leaking and … Continue reading →
Here’s a report: Global warming alarmist Dr. Michael Mann of Penn State University has lost his multimillion dollar libel suit in British Columbia. Not only did he lose, the suit was thrown out and Mann was ordered to pay defendant … Continue reading →
Suicide by hanging. I doubt anyone who didn’t already think that Epstein was a suicide will be convinced by the report. I already was leaning somewhat in the suicide direction and still am. But I also believe there was a … Continue reading →
It’s a funny thing. When I went to college many moons ago, we had boys’ dorms and girls’ dorms. Not only that, we called ourselves “boys” and “girls.” I had just turned seventeen when I went away to school, and … Continue reading →
Here’s an article at National Review by David French, who is not ordinarily a rabble-rouser. It begins this way: I just finished reading of the most astonishing legal briefs I’ve ever read. It is easily the most malicious Supreme Court … Continue reading →
You’ve probably already heard this: An autopsy on the body of Jeffrey Epstein revealed the convicted sex offender had several broken bones in his neck, including the hyoid bone, according to a report. The hyoid bone, which is near the … Continue reading →
…I know this is picayune stuff, but I’m tired of seeing Jeffrey Epstein described nearly everywhere as a pedophile. Actually, it is very clear that he was a hebephile who was primarily attracted to girls in late adolescence but under … Continue reading →