Lula’s back
Brazilian politician “Lula” has won the presidency by a hair, making it his third term but not in a row. Lula is on the left and his main opponent (and previous president) Bolsonaro is on the right. This seems to … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Liberals and conservatives; left and right
The campaign ad game
Here’s an article about a campaign ad for Fetterman: It appears Democrat Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s “Trump-voting Republican” parents are not Trump-voting Republicans, but card-carrying Democrats. In what seems to be an attempt to paint himself as an everyman … Continue reading →
The left needs the black vote
Back in 2016, I remember reading there was going to be a shift in the black vote towards Trump. It didn’t really happen. In 2020, it happened to a small degree in black men, but not enough to make a … Continue reading →
The sins of the father: January 6th and the Reffitt case
Have you heard of Guy Reffitt, the person who received the longest sentence so far of all the Jan 6ers (at least, as of August 1, 2022, that article’s dateline)?: Guy Reffitt, a Texan who prosecutors said “lit the match” … Continue reading →
Is Liz Truss aleady on the way out?
If so, that was quick. See this: In six short weeks, Liz Truss has succeeded in angering all wings of her party. Most now agree she can’t fight the next election. Britain’s latest prime minister, who won a Tory leadership … Continue reading →
The left worries that if it loses the power to censor Twitter it will lose more elections
The left continues to be worried about the possible return of the political right to Twitter sans censorship, as a result of Musk’s probable acquisition of the platform. This obviously constitutes an admission that the left believes such censorship has … Continue reading →
FBI whistleblowers report an ideological purge
Jim Jordan says that FBI whistleblowers are saying the FBI is conducting a political/ideological purge of the conservatives in its ranks: “During the course of this investigation, we have received protected whistleblower disclosures that the FBI is engaging in a … Continue reading →
The new and not-so-new Fascism: have you noticed, re the Meloni election…
…how “God, country, and family” has become the very essence of Fascism? Here’s her “fascism”: But here is a cataloging, as best as I can pull together, of the claims used to portray Meloni as fascist: Meloni “bemoans” the chronically … Continue reading →
Richard D. Wolff and the ice cream cones
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited version of a previous post.] Here’s an interview that includes some remarks by a leftist academic named Richard D. Wolff. Wolff’s credentials are impressive, if you’re impressed by this sort of thing: Richard D. Wolff … Continue reading →
Dershowitz, Barr, Durham, and lawfare against political opponents
In line with Allen Dershowitz’s history as a defender of civil liberties, he’s going to represent the “My Pillow” guy Mike Lindell in his lawsuit: I disagree with My Pillow founder Mike Lindell about a lot of things, including his … Continue reading →
The election of Italy’s “far-right” Giorgia Meloni: the EU “has tools”
The EU was none too pleased at the prospect of the election of Giorgia Meloni of Italy: As Italians prepare[d] to vote in [Sunday’s] general election, the European Union has issued a warning – making clear that it stands ready … Continue reading →
Why would any “election denier” respond to a pollster?
[Hat tip: “Stan.”] This seems intuitively obvious to me: A leading independent pollster said Saturday that polls might seriously undercount Republican voters in the current political climate. In a Twitter thread, Trafalgar Group chief pollster Robert C. Cahaly said that … Continue reading →