Recently on this blog and elsewhere I’ve seen variants of the question “doesn’t it bother you that on the issue of Ukraine you are in some sort of agreement with Democrats?” – only it’s often asked in a way that … Continue reading →
The Canadian Senate is deliberating the extension of the Emergencies Act activation that the House has already approved. As part of that process, debates are ongoing. I have almost zero doubt that the Senate will be going along with the … Continue reading →
What went on in this country post-January 6th, and what’s going on in Canada now, have historical precedents not just in repressive dictatorships but even in the US and Canada. It seems that the authorities are always frightened of demonstrations … Continue reading →
On the surface – because it’s ultra-blue San Francisco – this seems like a surprising development: San Francisco residents overwhelmingly approved of a vote Tuesday to recall three of the city’s school board members, election officials said. Critics, including San … Continue reading →
Lately there have been so many events that cry out for in-depth analysis that I often feel overwhelmed, and I think I’d feel that way even if my task was limited to reading about them – forget about trying to … Continue reading →
I don’t watch Rogan, but I’ve certainly read about what he does in his podcasts. With a background as a comedian, he basically interviews a wide variety of people, lets them speak at length, and actually listens to them. That’s … Continue reading →
How nice of them. Last night I wrote a post describing how GoFundMe – apparently with the gentle urging of the Canadian government – has decided that the peaceful Canadian Freedom Convoy is actually not peaceful enough [see *NOTE below] … Continue reading →
It’s come to this: Over the past weeks, the GoFundMe account supporting the Canadian Freedom Convoy has raised over $9 million from small donors. Today, at the request of the Trudeau dictatorship, that account was shut down. To add injury … Continue reading →
Orwell would take note of the Canadian left’s reaction to the trucker convoy: You’ve heard of mostly peaceful violence and fiery but mostly peaceful protests. Well, that’s how the leftwing propaganda fiction corporations describe violent thuggish gang-warfare assemblages they approve … Continue reading →
I think it’s hilarious that the socialists are furious about the workers of the world uniting.@SohrabAhmari — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 31, 2022 Then again, maybe the left did expect this. Maybe they changed their earlier expectations a while back. … Continue reading →
This change story is worth reading. Like so many, it’s not really about someone who changed his or her mind in terms of the basics. It’s about someone who realized that those basic principles couldn’t be found where he or … Continue reading →
I’ve long been pretty cynical about politics and politicians, and I’ve gotten much more so over the years. Unfortunately, I think that increasing cynicism is justified. But despite that, I’m not the most cynical person in the world about politics. … Continue reading →