Policy whiplash
I’ve said it before but I want to say it again: one of the effects of the progression of US administrations of the 21st Century – Bush II followed by Obama followed by Trump followed by Biden – has been … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Politics
Cancel culture goes international, with consequences
Here’s another recommended aritcle, this one on the parallels between cancel culture and what’s happening to Russia right now in terms of sanctions by private companies or private groups in particular. The excesses have been piling up. Don’t play Tchaikovsky? … Continue reading →
What’s going on in Joe Biden’s mind?
I know; I know – the jokes write themselves. Biden’s mind? What’s that? But I continue to think that Biden has more input into all of this than most people believe. And of course, whether he does or doesn’t, the … Continue reading →
When I first read that Joe Manchin was sitting with the Republicans…
…during Biden’s SOTU speech last night, I assumed it was a metaphor. Turns out he actually was sitting with them: Mr. Manchin, a moderate West Virginia Democrat, opted to sit on the side of the House chamber traditionally reserved for … Continue reading →
Biden’s SOTU
Commenter “AesopFan” managed to watch the speech and has this summary. I haven’t watched the speech, have only read a few excerpts, and find I’m not even interested in commentary about it. That’s a new low point of interest for … Continue reading →
Having a busy day today
I’m having an unusually busy day today and I’m getting a late start at blogging. I probably will be posting this evening. Meanwhile, I think this is an interesting video: Are you going to watch Biden’s State of the Union … Continue reading →
Putin’s goals
Angelo M. Codevilla wrote this piece in 2014. That’s quite a while ago, but it gave me some insight on the question of why Putin has decided to attack the entirety of Ukraine. I already felt I knew the “why … Continue reading →
The Trudeau government tells the Canadian Senate, “Because, reasons!”
The Canadian Senate is deliberating the extension of the Emergencies Act activation that the House has already approved. As part of that process, debates are ongoing. I have almost zero doubt that the Senate will be going along with the … Continue reading →
Canada’s Parliament votes to extend the Emergencies Act for 30 days
The vote was mostly along mostly party lines. The “yeas” represented the same coalition that gave Trudeau his last two wins. What’s more, I believe the majority of the feedback they’re getting from Canadians is supportive as well, because the … Continue reading →
Why Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act is illegitimate, and why Parliament may vote for it anyway
I was going to write a post about the topic that’s the subject of this post, but it would have taken me quite some time to study the wording of the Act and the wording Trudeau’s government employed when it … Continue reading →
A COVID lockdown backlash?
It’s a little bit – just a tiny bit – as though people are waking up from a bad COVID dream. Something about the length of the whole thing, plus the seeming relative mildness of Omicron, appears to have caused … Continue reading →
Quintez Brown ruined the narrative…
…as well as his own chances to be elected to the Louisville City Council. Then again, you never know about the latter. Voters can be very forgiving of little moral flaws, such as this shooting attempt in which Brown is … Continue reading →