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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Is there any doubt that we’re watching a concerted attempt at a slow-motion coup d-etat? To achieve this they have undermined the institutions of the Fourth Estate, the bureaucratic apparatus of the U.S. government, and the very nature of a … Continue reading →
This result, if true, is part of the danger of the “Trump compromised security” story. I wonder if the NY Times cares. Of course, if Trump did in fact leak sensitive information of that degree, Israel needs to know it … Continue reading →
The first thing that occurs to me is that, even though people distrust the press much more than in years past, the press is still remarkably powerful. When a newspaper such as the WaPo decides to print a story about … Continue reading →
I want to talk about three recent articles. The first is by Jonah Goldberg, the second by Andrew C. McCarthy, and the third is by Michael Goodwin. All three men are Republicans, but they occupy different positions on what I’ll … Continue reading →
A few random articles of special interest— Take a look at the headline of this article by Matthew Yglesias at Vox: “By firing James Comey, Trump has put impeachment on the table.” Ha! That’s pretty funny. Impeachment has never been … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. By now you may know that Trump has fired James Comey from his position as FBI head, to take effect immediately. I’m not going to write an in-depth post about this tonight—I’m visiting relatives—but I wanted to … Continue reading →
Feminist author Naomi Wolf writes about “the resurgence of blatant sexism in politics.” The opening paragraph of her article goes like this: When I published a book called Vagina four years ago, arguing that targeting the genitals and sexuality of … Continue reading →