I certainly wouldn’t—not unless there was convincing corroborating evidence of the truth of what he is saying. And really, that wouldn’t be believing Gates—it would be believing the corroborating evidence. Here’s the situation as it now stands: Manafort’s former business … Continue reading →
By Steven Hayward. Justice Clarence Thomas has long been a figure of ridicule and contempt, even hatred, from the left. Had he been a liberal, he almost certainly would have been their champion and hero: black, and raised in abject … Continue reading →
Paul Manafort’s trial begins today. As Liz Sheld writes: Manafort is not on trial for anything related to treasonous RUSSIAN collusion, he is on trial for working for President Trump’s campaign and for being a sleazy political consultant, which is … Continue reading →
More economic ignorance on display from Ocasio-Cortez, possessor of a dual degree in economics and international relations from Boston University. See this as well. When I was reading about the latest from Ocasio-Cortez, I started to remember all the giddy … Continue reading →
I’ve had a little ongoing dialogue with commenter “DNW” on this previous thread about eastern Europe vs. western Europe and the “migrants.” You can find the start of our back-and-forth here; just start reading and scroll down if you want … Continue reading →
Even Politifact and FactCheck couldn’t parse Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s astonishing statement about the cause of unemployment in a way that made her look anything but ignorant on the subject. From the first site: During the interview, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Unemployment is low … Continue reading →
I’ll leave Strzok alone after this, I promise (maybe). But I just thought I’d comment a bit more on The Smirk. Have you noticed that just about everyone on the right has used that same word, smirk, to describe Strzok’s … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP just because I like it.] Peter Strzok at yesterday’s hearing: Otter in “Animal House”:
Continue reading →I watched some of it, and plan to watch some more but certainly far from all of it. One reason I won’t watch much is that I already know what left and right will be doing. But another big reason, … Continue reading →
One of the reservations some conservatives have about Brett Kavanaugh is his ruling in the Obamacare case in 2011—not as a SCOTUS member, of course, but when Kavanaugh was on the D.C. Circuit and that court considered Obamacare’s constitutionality. I … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of a previous post.] I saw that film on TV maybe 30 times when I was a child. Loved it, and in particular loved the idea that James Cagney—whom I already knew as a … Continue reading →
As predicted, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won an overwhelming victory in this weekend’s Mexican election. He’s a leftist who made a lot of promises: clean up corruption and illegal drugs, improve the economy, help the plight of the poor. So, … Continue reading →