The trial was held in DC. Increasingly, that’s all you need to know in order to predict the outcome. This trial was apparently twelve years in the making, and it’s not over yet because there will be an appeal. Here’s … Continue reading →
First, an excerpt from the article by Simon Deng, entitled: “First They Came for My People, Then They Came for the Jews: A South Sudanese former slave recognized the Palestinian pogrom on Oct. 7”: My name is Simon Aban Deng. … Continue reading →
Natan Sharansky is interviewed in the following video, in which he speaks on growing up in the Soviet Union and the mental gymnastics it required, becoming a “refusenik,” spending nine years in the Gulag, living in Israel after his release, … Continue reading →
It was a foregone conclusion that the NY court would once again rule that Trump defamed E. Jean Carroll, award her money for it, and that he would plan to appeal: U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, an appointee of former … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “miguel cervantes.”] I guess it’s no longer a surprise that Senator Fetterman is deeply committed to this issue, but it’s still newsworthy: Senators Bill Cassidy, R-La., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., are introducing a bipartisan bill Thursday aimed … Continue reading →
Eighty-one percent are in agreement, to be exact. Here’s a link to the poll itself, which also asked about J6 itself: Though most Republicans don’t condone the actions of those who forced their way into the Capitol [on J6], the … Continue reading →
And of course it’s not just Harvard. Would that it were. But the problem is pervasive in academia and beyond. This Legal Insurrection piece spotlights an excellent editorial by Rabbi David Wolpe in the Harvard Crimson. Wolpe, who is a … Continue reading →
Here’s the brouhaha du jour – when asked by a questioner what the cause of the Civil War was, Nikki Haley inexplicably failed to mention slavery: I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the … Continue reading →
There is no better illustration of the extremity of Harvard’s double standards based on identity politics than the difference between the school’s treatment of Harvard presidents Larry Summers and Claudine Gay. Summers probably could never even be chosen as Harvard’s … Continue reading →
First, the interview: Now, the definition, which I found here but which appeared in this piece by Weiss and refers to the leftist philosophy that dominates universities and beyond and is especially rife among the young adults indoctrinated in it: … Continue reading →
… in order to save it. The quips practically write themselves. But of course it’s not the least bit funny. The Colorado Supreme Court has issued an unsigned opinion disqualifying Trump from the ballot: "The sum of these parts is … Continue reading →
This is good news – I think: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about an obstruction law that over 300 January 6 defendants have been charged with by the DOJ. The case is Fischer v. U.S. The statute … Continue reading →