That’s the title of Victor Davis Hanson’s latest essay, and I think he’s got it right: America went from the freest country in the world in December 2019 to a repressive and frightening place by July 2021. How did that … Continue reading →
I highlighted Darryl Cooper’s explanatory Twitter thread in this post last Friday. I knew the minute I read the thread that it was something special, because it accomplished a task that had seemed extraordinarily difficult: explaining the genesis of the … Continue reading →
Commenter “Zaphod” writes, of the Orwell work versus the Huxley work: “Funny thing is that Brave New World happened first.” Well, yes and no. Brave New World was certainly written first, and I agree that it touched on many of … Continue reading →
Obama has written still another autobiography, this one about his presidency. Actually, it’s not a new book; it was published last November 17, although I don’t recall reading about it at the time. The reviews quoted on Amazon are glowing: … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald writes: In other words, to justify the current domestic War on Terror that has already provoked billions more in military spending and intensified domestic surveillance, the Pentagon must ratify the narrative that those they are fighting in order … Continue reading →
Joe Biden isn’t so addled that he can’t pull a fast one. Or maybe being addled helps him to pull a fast one, because he forgets the contradictory things he says. At any rate, this is how it went: Mr. … Continue reading →
HR1 has been the central pillar of the Democrats’ legislative plans. It was going to “reform” voting laws on a federal level and supersede many of the voting integrity safeguards that red states and even some purple states have trying … Continue reading →
Here are some excerpts from a speech Mark Steyn made in late April at a Hillsdale College seminar. The topic is some things Americans have lost: One is equality before the law, something absolutely essential to a free society. In … Continue reading →
It’s been over a half year since the 2020 election. The left, the Democrats, the MSM, and the powers of social media have all long ago declared the subject of whether there was fraud in the votes and/or vote-counting over … Continue reading →
Because Democrats think primarily in terms of identity politics, they often assume that certain ethnic groups belong to them and vote monolithically. Black people have been voting overwhelmingly Democrat for many decades, and although Hispanic voters aren’t quite as one-party … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Griffin.”] Andrew Sullivan is one of those writers of whom you can say that when he’s good, he’s very very good, and when he’s bad he’s horrid. In this essay he’s good: And that is the only … Continue reading →
Today I noticed this headdline at Hot Air: “The media’s lab leak debacle shows why banning ‘misinformation’ is a bad idea.” No, it most assuredly does not show that, although banning misinformation is indeed a bad idea because misinformation is … Continue reading →