Those of us old enough to remember the Iranian Revolution and establishment of the mullahtocracy are old enough to remember the red-green alliance against the Shah that brought it about. These two camps, which in some ways seem like opposites, … Continue reading →
I’ve written many many posts on this topic over the years. I don’t know when the first one was published, but it was probably at least as far back as Obama’s campaign in 2008 (see this, for example). But right … Continue reading →
I’ve already written about the Colorado Democrat primaries in terms of the House race won by DSA leftist Kiros, but at the state level the results were different. At the state level, the more establishment Democrats resisted the challengers, and … Continue reading →
From political changer Sasha Stone: It’s been ten years since the purges began, and I still have a hard time believing it actually happened. Did so many of my friends really go along with it? Did institutions, corporations, and all … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is the first part of a planned 2-part series.] Last Tuesday was not the first time socialists have won elections in the US, but until recently most of those elections occurred close to a hundred years ago (see … Continue reading →
I think this is a good analogy: So, will they wear out their welcome and be just a passing phase? Maybe, but I absolutely wouldn’t count on it. Another phrase occurs to me: The best lack all conviction, while the … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote a post about the socialist victories in New York’s primaries on Tuesday. In it, I quoted from this City Journal article about the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), as follows: Earlier this month, the Democratic Socialists of … Continue reading →
And winning the Democratic primaries in these House districts leads to virtually certain victories in November. That’s the beauty of a deep blue district. Win the primary and you’re in. And what you might imagine of Mamdani’s picks is true: … Continue reading →
There seems to be a political trend in Latin America towards the right, and Colombia has just joined it: The latest: Abelardo de la Espriella’s victory in Colombia’s presidential election after President Donald Trump endorsed him. De la Espriella beat … Continue reading →
Republicans got more serious in 2024 about trying to block the opportunity for fraud in the elections. This effort will be ramped up even further in 2026. At least, that’s the plan: Under former co-chairs Lara Trump and Michael Whatley, … Continue reading →
Marc Elias isn’t happy about not getting his way in Virginia. I’ve written about Elias before – see this post, for example, where I offer a quote from this Town Hall article (from 2022, entitled “The Left Dominates the Legal … Continue reading →
One reason is that the gap between the parties has grown in terms of goals and policy, and so there are few areas of agreement anymore. But that brings up another question: why has that happened? I think it was … Continue reading →