When a party goes leftist and captures all the cultural organs too, as has happened in the US with the Democrats, what results is a constant indoctrination session, plus voting rules that make a comeback from the other party well-nigh … Continue reading →
I’ve always liked the work of Jorge Luis Borges. His writing isn’t to everyone’s taste, but it is to mine. I was reminded of Borges the other evening when I did a search for “science fiction stories about immortals” and … Continue reading →
Or maybe an inversion of the truth is what a Big Lie is, as opposed to a regular lie. Biden and coal plants – who are you going to believe, us now or your lying ears before? … Biden decided … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Two days ago I wrote a post on the over-the-top fearmongering of Michael Beschloss, who has written a number of books on presidential history and who is often described as a “presidential historian.” That reminded me that shortly after … Continue reading →
I have to say that this relentless emphasis makes me nervous: Biden accuses "extreme MAGA Republicans" of trying to "suppress the right of voters and subvert the electoral system itself…and deciding whether your vote even counts. Instead of waiting until … Continue reading →
This is how it went. First, the campaign office of Katie Hobbs, fading Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona, was burglarized on October 24. Next, Katie’s campaign manager accused her opponent Kari Lake of somehow being responsible: Let’s be clear: … Continue reading →
Most of the votes in the Israeli election have been counted, and it’s looking good for Netanyahu: looked set to return to power on Wednesday after an unprecedented fifth general election in less than four years on Tuesday gave his … Continue reading →
So many people have gone into the Paul Pelosi attack in depth that I don’t feel the need to do so at the moment. So I’ll just link to this as well as this. I wrote at the outset I … Continue reading →
Best of luck, Rishi. You’ve got your work cut out for you: Sunak gave an address to Tory MPs, during which he ruled out calling an early general election – despite calls from opposition parties. He later made a televised … Continue reading →
Well, you might say he probably has more contempt for Congress than that. But it’s completely obvious that his sentencing is just another example of one set of legal consequences (none) for Democrats and another set (conviction, prison) for Republicans … Continue reading →
As expected and predicted, British PM Liz Truss has resigned. Who will be replacing her? There’s the guy who had come in second to Truss, Rishi Sunak, who also can say “I told you so” because he’d warned about problems … Continue reading →
John Fetterman is running for the Senate, but he and the left are trying to make his disability – or handicap, or whatever you want to call it – off-limits by definition. His wife compares discussion of his health problems … Continue reading →