[NOTE: Some of the following is lifted from a back-and-forth discussion I had with commenter “Montage” on a previous thread.] I maintain that the left’s goal is to be in charge forever: one-party rule. And they believe in breaking the … Continue reading →
The Swiss have a long tradition of gun ownership. And they are not part of the EU. However, the EU will get you one way or another. The Swiss are part of what’s known as the Schengen Area, in which … Continue reading →
From a Kevin D. Williamson article in National Review: They [several writers, but really much of the Democratic Party today] do not understand the United States as having two legitimate competing political camps but as suffering from a kind of … Continue reading →
But it may be too little too late to quell the anger and the desire for more liberty. Remember? The Hong Kong protests were originally (seemingly) about extradition: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said Wednesday that the government would … Continue reading →
Here’s an article at National Review by David French, who is not ordinarily a rabble-rouser. It begins this way: I just finished reading of the most astonishing legal briefs I’ve ever read. It is easily the most malicious Supreme Court … Continue reading →
Such as this: German authorities have investigated hundreds of internet users over comments they made on a Facebook video posted by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The massive probe, spanning over 250 investigations, was launched in response to … Continue reading →
…and China seems to me to hold the cards. I remember that, in the late 1990s when I heard that Hong Kong would ultimately be turned over to China, I got a chill of foreboding. Hong Kong was being sacrificed, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Since red flag laws are under serious consideration in the wake of various new shootings, I thought I’d recycle a two-year-old post on the subject, slightly edited. The post was originally written about Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, but … Continue reading →
More than two decades ago, when China took over Hong Kong, I recall getting a very uneasy feeling. How could this possibly go well? Here are some recent events there: Also please see this by Michael Yon: The conflict in … Continue reading →
Not a Fascist in the economic sense (which isn’t how most people use the word these days, anyway), but in the “willing and eager to use the apparatus of the state to stomp on your liberties” sense. Why, Frederica Wilson, … Continue reading →
Gee, I wonder why: The study, conducted by the Knight Foundation and College Pulse, found that 68 percent of U.S. college students say that “the climate on my campus prevents some people from saying things they believe because others might … Continue reading →
I chuckled along with just about everyone else when I saw this: The move by Ravelry, a popular knitting site, to ban support of President Trump drew both criticism and applause. But “knitting has always been political," said the editor … Continue reading →