A number of people have suggested I read this Substack essay by Richard Pollock, a left-to-right changer who was an Alinskyite leftist radical back in the 60s and 70s. My impression on reading that one essay is that he’s something … Continue reading →
“Our democracy” at work: Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law a comprehensive election bill that would give Democrats a significant advantage toward keeping their legislative majorities before any votes are even cast in the Nov. 5 general election. Democrats … Continue reading →
This: The House of Representatives on April 20 rejected another border security bill. A person might be forgiven if, on reading that, he or she concludes that Republicans didn’t favor it. After all, the GOP controls the House (although barely), … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please see yesterday’s post for some background.] Uri Berliner has resigned from NPR: Longtime NPR editor Uri Berliner, who was suspended after blowing the whistle on liberal bias at the organization, announced Wednesday he has resigned. “I am resigning … Continue reading →
Uri Berliner, who has worked at NPR for 25 years, wrote an expose of their leftist bias. You can find it here. He seems to be somewhat of an old-fashioned liberal (or maybe an old-fashioned principled leftist), a rarity these … Continue reading →
The right loves to criticize Republicans. And it’s not as though it’s hard to do; there’s plenty about the GOP with which to find fault. But please stick to the facts and do your homework. There’s a particular sort of … Continue reading →
Here’s an article describing how depressing and dangerous Washington DC has become. Now, you might say that DC has been that way for a long time. But it’s clear that it’s recently gotten even worse. You also might say “Who … Continue reading →
That icky horrible bloodthirsty Hitleresque Trump just promised a BLOODBATH if he’s not elected, screams the MSM and plenty of pundits. What could be better evidence of his dangerousness and his desire to spark a civil war of vengeance, as … Continue reading →
It should come as no surprise that the House Select committee on January 6 withheld evidence that tended to exonerate Trump: Former President Donald Trump claimed vindication Monday after new evidence released by Congress undercut two sensational claims Democrats made … Continue reading →
As I read this interview with economist and former Harvard president Larry Summers, I was in basic agreement with the points he made in the first half or so. For example: So I think what happens in universities is immensely … Continue reading →
Haley has suspended her campaign. It was merely a question of “when” rather than “if.” Also, I’m sure she would unsuspend it if somehow the anti-Trump lawfare – or anything else – were to put Trump out of commission. But … Continue reading →
Jillian Becker writes of a phenomenon she calls Leidensneid. It’s a word she made up, one of those composite German terms that combine two other words, in this case “leiden” (to suffer) and “Neid” (envy). Leidensneid is a part of … Continue reading →