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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I’m not going to write another book on this—yesterday’s tome was enough. But here’s a bit more on the subject of the Williamson firing and its fallout. First, let’s get this straight: of course Williamson was hired in the first … Continue reading →
The Atlantic‘s firing of conservative columnist Kevin Williamson about a week and a half after hiring him has been a huge story lately. Talk about revolving doors! The sides have lined up as one might expect: the left in favor … Continue reading →
This is shocking (or rather, it should be): former SCOTUS Justice Stevens (who is now 97), has written a NY Times op-ed piece calling for the elimination of the Second Amendment. The reason he gives is this: Rarely in my … Continue reading →
It’s called “Admissions,” and it’s by Joshua Harmon, and I’m surprised it was ever even produced, given the current political climate: It’s a relentless, often very funny exposé of the hypocrisies and self-contradictions of the diversity craze that defines virtually … Continue reading →