It seems inevitable that Mamdani will win in New York City and become its new mayor. However, he’s done so poorly in the debates – against even a lackluster and much-despised Andrew Cuomo – that the polls have supposedly tightened: … Continue reading →
It’s too late for Democrats in Virginia to get a replacement, and so they’re sticking with the deathwish-on-opponents-fantasizing Jay Jones, their candidate for AG. They idea is that the “D” after his name will be enough, and perhaps it will. … Continue reading →
The ceasefire is what they screamed that they wanted, for so long. But what they wanted far far more was for Trump to fail – hopefully, with a large dose of humiliation. So now they’re either ignoring the ceasefire, pivoting … Continue reading →
… makes me nostalgic for a time when the sort of reasonable opinions he expresses about the opposition were commonplace in Democrats. Back then, I was a Democrat, too. It’s ironic that it’s Fetterman who’s not on the “Republicans are … Continue reading →
From commenter “djf”: The ignorance of the average voter — even the average educated, affluent voter — is difficult to fathom for those of us who are more engaged, even if we’re not obsessive about it. A year or so … Continue reading →
It’s not just what Jones said (which I covered already, here as well as here). His venomous hatred of Republicans – even to the point of wishing death on one Republican’s small children – and his failure to take responsibility … Continue reading →
Yesterday the rumors that have been circulating for weeks became official, and it was announced that Bari Weiss has become the new editor-in-chief of CBS News: “We are thrilled to welcome Bari and The Free Press to Paramount and CBS … Continue reading →
Or at least – through the eyes of a goodly number of Democrats I know. I had a meal yesterday with about eight friends and acquaintances. All of them are Democrats, although I wouldn’t call any of them intensely political. … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Snow on Pine.”] Do you like? Dislike? Trump’s presidency does have a style all its own:
Continue reading →Actually, it’s not such a new rule that all assassinations are blamed on the right. If they managed to do it with the Communist Lee Harvey Oswald, it can be done to anyone. The latest in the line is the … Continue reading →
Sometimes I think things have changed dramatically for the worse since I was a child. And I do believe that’s true – of some things. But sometimes I think there are aspects of human nature – and of left and … Continue reading →
In the wake of the Kirk assassination, I’ve been thinking about how the background has been to stir up hatred against the right and especially white people as a group. White people themselves are supposed to hear the message and … Continue reading →