As bad as the public school system in New York City already is, there are plans to make it worse. And I’ll reiterate that, although you may not care about NYC, as these ascendant leftists get more power it will … Continue reading →
At least some DSA members have pulled the mask off. One of those people is DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer, whom we can assume speaks for the group and not just for herself. They must have decided that it’s time. Watch … Continue reading →
Crowds in Madison, Wisconsin, are claiming that Corey Ruiz is the latest victim of police violence against black men. Here’s the story: The Madison police officer who shot and killed Corey Ruiz should face criminal charges, civil rights attorney Ben … Continue reading →
Yesterday I was listening to an interview with Noah Rothman, who has written a new book on leftist violence in the United States during the last hundred years. It’s called Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence in America, … Continue reading →
A question from commenter “F”: Apparently the DSA thinks they’re on the ascendent right now, and they’re prepared to swing for the fences. Ironically, they are damaging their relationship with the Democratic part in doing so, and (as Neo points … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] You might be surprised by the fact that, at least measured by official membership, the Democratic Socialists of America is a small group: 95,000 members. And yet in recent years they’ve certainly had … Continue reading →
See this for a stroll down memory lane, and not an especially pleasant one: Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, the former terrorist leaders of the Weathermen and the Chicago power couple who spotted Obama and moved him up the political … Continue reading →
Commenter “physicsguy” asks a good question: Another conundrum trying to understand the mind of leftists. I know…an impossible task. But someone explain to me why the ones I know enthusiastically cheer every drone strike the Ukrainians make on Russia? Why … Continue reading →
Here we go again. A DSA far-leftist named Francesca Hong is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a purple state, and that’s a statewide office. So the Democrats are understandably nervous about her: Most political … Continue reading →
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 →