Category Archives: Liberals and conservatives; left and right
On the Democratic Party: what was Perez thinking?
You’d think that even if he thought it, he wouldn’t say it. I’m referring to the statement of DNC chair Tom Perez that socialist Ocasio-Cortez represents “the future” of the Democratic Party. Now, it’s possible that Perez—who has tilted left … Continue reading →
#WalkAway
You may have heard of the #WalkAway movement. That’s a Twitter hashtag for a group that’s right up my alley: people who recently have switched from liberal to—well, if not conservative, at least to non-liberal, or have become non-Democrats. It’s … Continue reading →
There’s a feeling in the air: hope and change on the right
Obama may have commandeered the phrase, but it’s the one that comes to mind at the moment: hope and change. It has to do with the federal judgeships, and in particular the possibility of a sea-change on the Supreme Court. … Continue reading →
The left is in deep mourning about Kennedy’s resignation
It occurs to me, on reading many many reactions from the left to Justice Kennedy’s resignation, that the left had gotten to thinking that the Court was theirs, and that any change towards conservatism was illegitimate. Against the march of … Continue reading →
Well that didn’t take long: is socialism the future of the Democratic Party?
According to Ocasio-Cortez’s mom, her daughter would like to be president. That’s not really surprising or noteworthy coming from a mother. The 28-year-old clearly is interested in politics and ambitious, so why not dream big? But this article isn’t from … Continue reading →
Trolls: leftist fantasies of rightist bigotry
Trolls come in many shapes and sizes: concern trolls, flamers, and goalpost movers, just to mention a few. But there’s another kind of troll who comes to blogs on the right now and then, and we had a recent visit … Continue reading →
Two different worlds: If you look at the MSM, you’d think Trump was doing very very poorly
And that has been true for his entire presidency. So take a look at a sampler for today at memeorandum. Nothing unusual about today; it’s very typical. Trump doing badly vis a vis North Korea. Trump “venting anger” at this … Continue reading →
Diversity at the university
Political diversity, that is: There are more than ten Democrats for every one Republican among elite professors at America’s top liberal arts colleges, a new study found. Worse, Democrats outnumber Republicans by 70 to 1 in religion departments, and that … Continue reading →
What does the special election in Arizona mean?
Whatever conclusions you draw from it, I don’t think the news is good. The Republican Debbie Lesko won; that’s true. But she won by a far smaller margin than she had every right to expect, considering the district’s history, according … Continue reading →
Hillary’s “They were never going to let me be president”
Well, it depends who the “they” was. It turns out that it was the American voters and the electoral system. But this is also the woman who posited a “vast right-wing conspiracy” out to get her husband in 1998, involving … Continue reading →
Still another demonstration of the fact that liberals think it’s perfectly okay to be racist towards black conservatives
They’re Uncle Toms, or minstrels, or whatever the epithet du jour is. And this somehow proves that it’s those on the right who are the racists. The logic is impeccable. Bree Newsome, an artist and activist, described [Diamond and Silk, … Continue reading →