Jonah Goldberg writes: There’s a natural tendency to think that when people, or movements, hate each other, it must be because they’re opposites. This assumption overlooks the fact that many – indeed, most – of the great conflicts and hatreds … Continue reading →
You may have noticed that I haven’t discussed the brouhaha around White House security advisor H.R. McMaster—you know, the allegations that he’s working against Israel and eager to undermine all of Trump’s foreign policy. That would seem to be big … Continue reading →
In case you haven’t seen the topic du jour—-Stephen Miller’s put-down of Jim Acosta—here it is: Miller is a bulldog there, relentlessly on message and completely unafraid. This made me curious about him, and so I looked him up. First … Continue reading →
And what we knew, most of us didn’t like. It turns out that Trump—or John Kelly, or some combination of the two—didn’t like him much either, because after about 10 days as communications director, Scaramucci is out on his ear: … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that Trump has brought “The Apprentice” to the White House. I’m a bit handicapped in making the analogy because I never watched the show, but I’ve seen small clips from it, and the description fits, too: … Continue reading →
Kelly in. Well, it never seemed as though the Trump/Priebus nuptials were a marriage made in heaven. And I never cared much for Preibus anyway. When voters selected Trump as president, they should have expected turmoil and drama to accompany … Continue reading →
Well, it did always seem like one of those marriages that would never last. Jeff Sessions was one of the earliest Trump supporters, mainly because of immigration. But their histories and personal styles are so at variance that it’s not … Continue reading →
The subject of this post is worthy of a tome. But I’m actually trying to go somewhere this afternoon (fancy that!) and so it will be a condensation, perhaps with a sequel to follow at some point. Rumors are flying … Continue reading →
I saw the title of this article by James C. Capretta at the American Enterprise Institute (“The GOP’s collision with health-care reality”) and, before I read it, I expected it would cover the fact that any bona fide Republican effort … Continue reading →
It’s come to this: “Theological heresy” to pray for Trump? Wouldn’t it depend on what you prayed? I thought prayers were often on the order of prayers for guidance and wisdom. Wouldn’t that be an especially appropriate prayer for even … Continue reading →
The recent GOP efforts have been Shakespearean: …It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. Actually, that’s harsher than my own opinion of what’s been going on—although it seems to be a good … Continue reading →
Every now and then someone in the real (not cyber) world asks me what I do, and I tell them I write. A smaller number of people will then ask me what I write about. Because I don’t like to … Continue reading →