There was a lot of excitement and publicity about getting Manchin onboard with the Democrats’ new tax and energy bill. But if you do the voting math, unless at least one Republican signs on, too (which certainly could happen, knowing … Continue reading →
Once again, the Dutch farmer situation reminds me of the Soviets, who didn’t hesitate to sacrifice the kulaks for the cause. In fact, to them it was a feature, not a bug. There is something very independence-minded, as well as … Continue reading →
Quite a few people have recommended this Michael Anton article. Anton was the author of the “Flight 93” piece prior to the 2016 election, which he wrote under a pseudonym at the time. His more recent essay is about the … Continue reading →
They’ve been trying to convict Trump of something for a long long time. So far, no dice. But the thrust of the January 6th hearings was to lay the ground for conviction of a crime later on through the court … Continue reading →
A compromise has been reached – surprise, surprise (not) – but the details aren’t quite ironed out yet: Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he came to an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a reconciliation bill, after … Continue reading →
I remember, when the Hunter Biden laptop first came out shortly before the 2020 election, that I had a moment of thinking it might become a big scandal – which it deserved to be. But almost immediately the news was … Continue reading →
And not just the left – regular old Democrats who aren’t on the left but are shaped and molded by it love it, too. Many of my acquaintances have avidly watched the January 6th hearings, and what they seem to … Continue reading →
…and we’ve indeed been speaking of it lately, over and over and over – Steve Bannon has been convicted by a Washington DC jury of contempt of Congress. It’s the first such conviction since 1974, when Attorney General Richard Kleindienst … Continue reading →
Well, at least Zeldin gets to say “I told you so”: The man who allegedly tried to stab Republican candidate for New York governor Lee Zeldin with a bladed weapon during a campaign stop on Thursday was released from jail … Continue reading →
They were enlisted in a worthy cause – the cause of the left – and so their case has been dismissed: Nine members of far-left TV host Stephen Colbert’s production team were arrested on June 16th after refusing to leave … Continue reading →
Starring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar: As we reported earlier, socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made even more of a fool of herself than she normally does after trying to make an “arrest” video from the steps of the Supreme … Continue reading →
Commenter “JFM” writes: I’m very confused when people on the left start, in all media, talking about Trump as “lawless” and “ripping up the Constitution”. Where did he do that? When did he do this? And commenter “Wendy Laubach” adds: … Continue reading →