I’ve already written about yesterday’s SCOTUS decision in which the majority said that the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from firing gay or transgender people because of those traits. But I want to add some further thoughts. In Justice … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan.”] Jonathan Turley wrote, speaking of the remarks by Minneapolis city council president Lisa Bender that calling the police when your home is invaded “comes from a place of privilege”: What I find odd is that the … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading a bunch of essays about the future of New York (see this and this, for example). They are grim. And how could they not be? Now, you may say “who cares, they made their bed and let … Continue reading →
Some time during the Obama administration it occurred to the left that its time had finally come and its patience was about to be fully rewarded. Between the Gramscian march, the “fundamental transformation” Obama was working on, the coming-of-age of … Continue reading →
…caught throwing Molotov cocktails at police cars. And being stupid enough about it to get arrested. I guess it’s not all white supremacists: …Mattis is a corporate lawyer with Times Square law firm Pryor Cashman. Authorities say Rahman, 31, tossed … Continue reading →
Of course they do: …Furman laid out a detailed case for why the months preceding the November election could offer Trump the chance to brag — truthfully — about the most explosive monthly employment numbers and gross domestic product growth … Continue reading →
I’ve been somewhat puzzled by the extreme reaction of the leftist governors to COVID. Don’t get me wrong; I think I understand what’s behind it: some combination of extreme eagerness to control the peons under their rule, and exploitation and … Continue reading →
I bet you won’t be surprised to learn that the Democrats, including Joe Biden, were very concerned and upset in 2005 when John Bolton had requested unmasking 10 times within the four years he’d been Bush’s Under Secretary of State … Continue reading →
Taibbi’s only halfway to getting it. But it’s the second half of the mountain, the part he hasn’t climbed yet, that’s the steepest and most difficult to traverse. Here’s Taibbi [emphasis mine]: One had to search far and wide to … Continue reading →
Liberals may be into freedom in the sense of throwing off what they consider the shackles of tradition in sexual, cultural, and religious matters, but they don’t seem to be into liberty anymore, and haven’t been for quite some time. … Continue reading →
From commenter “Cornhead”: When there are indictments this summer the Fake News can’t ignore that. Actually, they could. But I agree that they won’t. What they’ll actually do is call it a politically motivated lynching, the worst miscarriage of justice … Continue reading →
As predicted. On April 28, I wrote: Tara Reade might be getting close to her own WalkAway moment. It almost seems that until this point she believed that her allegations might be treated fairly. But disillusionment has set in. And … Continue reading →