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Karen Handel wins Georgia seat

The New Neo Posted on June 21, 2017 by neoJune 21, 2017

Georgia’s 6th Congressional District has been Republican for quite some time, sometimes solidly Republican, and it turns out that yesterday was no exception: Republican Karen Handel won by about four points despite the Democrats’ throwing a ton of money into … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 22 Replies

The Georgia special election is today—and I’m making only one prediction

The New Neo Posted on June 20, 2017 by neoJune 20, 2017

I have no idea who will win. Neither does anyone else. But it’s being hyped to the skies as very very important, as well as indicative of trends and signs and portents for the future not limited to this one … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 25 Replies

An “orgy of rage and spite”

The New Neo Posted on June 16, 2017 by neoJune 16, 2017

Camille Paglia has this to say: “In an abject failure of leadership that may be one of the most disgraceful episodes in the history of the modern Democratic party, Chuck Schumer, who had risen to become the Senate Democratic leader … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Politics, Trump | 36 Replies

Jeff Sessions’ Congressional testimony

The New Neo Posted on June 14, 2017 by neoJune 14, 2017

Much ado about nothing: It was said of the Seinfeld show that it was a TV program about nothing. It occurred to me, reading the transcript of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee this afternoon, that … Continue reading →

Posted in People of interest, Politics | 7 Replies

The next step for the Resistance

The New Neo Posted on June 13, 2017 by neoJune 13, 2017

Yesterday I wondered what the next step for the Resistance would be. First there was the idea that Trump had colluded with the Russians. When that fell through, we had the charge of obstruction, which is current. That almost certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics, Trump | 37 Replies

British election: May miscalculation

The New Neo Posted on June 9, 2017 by neoJune 9, 2017

I don’t always get the parliamentary system’s finer points. For example—until recently Theresa May’s party held a majority in Parliament, so why on earth would she risk losing it by calling for a snap election? I understand that she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 14 Replies

Campus indoctrination: the progressive summer reading list

The New Neo Posted on June 2, 2017 by neoJune 2, 2017

[Hat tip: Fuzzy Slippers at Legal Insurrection.] The NAS (National Association of Scholars) reports on the slant of the books on the typical college reading list given to incoming freshmen to prepare them for the rigors of college study: Hundreds … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Literature and writing, Politics | 10 Replies

Trump and the Climate Accord

The New Neo Posted on June 1, 2017 by neoJune 1, 2017

President Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord. That CNN article I just linked to says in the first sentence that his withdrawal will “seriously dampen global efforts to curb global warming.” But do … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Science, Trump | 82 Replies

Gianforte wins in Montana

The New Neo Posted on May 26, 2017 by neoMay 26, 2017

Ginaforte won, 50 to 44. Why did he win, despite his being charged with misdemeanor assault? Some or all of the following: (1) Two-thirds of the votes had already been cast, and so recent events had a limited ability to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Violence | 9 Replies

The news du jour: the Gianforte body slam

The New Neo Posted on May 25, 2017 by neoMay 25, 2017

I figure I ought to cover this story. It’s the lead story at memeorandum and plenty of other places. The gist of it is that Montana Republican US House of Representatives candidate Greg Gianforte is reported to have body-slammed Guardian … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Press, Violence | 102 Replies

SCOTUS rules North Carolina redistricting motive was race, not politics

The New Neo Posted on May 22, 2017 by neoMay 22, 2017

And Clarence Thomas sided with the 5-3 majority (Gorsuch did not participate; i assume because he never heard the oral arguments, but I haven’t seen the reason stated): This decision by Justice Kagan is a major victory for voting rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics, Race and racism | 7 Replies

Questions about Trump’s alleged “I fired Comey the nut job” remark

The New Neo Posted on May 20, 2017 by neoMay 20, 2017

Yesterday: another day, another leak of a wild and crazy remark alleged to have been made by Trump to the Russians: I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,” Mr. Trump said, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Trump | 33 Replies

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