One of the many transparently stupid aspects of the Russiagate narrative was that it persisted in the face of clear evidence that Trump’s behavior as president was not pro-Russia. In fact, au contraire, as Victor Davis Hanson points out here … Continue reading →
That’s the question the editors of Issues and Insights are asking here: …[W]e know why the mainstream press parrots everything Biden says. They are nothing more than Democratic operatives with bylines, as Glenn Reynolds puts it on his Instapundit blog. … Continue reading →
Here’s Manchin’s op-ed. An excerpt: The filibuster is a critical tool to protecting that input [from smaller states such as West Virginia] and our democratic form of government. That is why I have said it before and will say it … Continue reading →
Commenter “stan” writes: Neo wrote: “I expect that most people will go on believing that Chauvin was indeed a cold-blooded murderer, and a racist one at that.” More importantly, they will feel morally superior because of that belief and have … Continue reading →
I’m not going to go through this article by Conrad Black point by point, except to say that I disagree with a great deal of it and agree with quite a bit of it. This is the paragraph on which … Continue reading →
So far it seems that in the main they will be charged with trespassing: “There is a natural cycle to an event like this,” the defense attorney added. “People will say it was the end of the world, then things … Continue reading →
Two days ago Joe Biden called for mask mandates to stay in place: “I’m reiterating my call for every governor, mayor and local leader to maintain and reinstate the mask mandate,” Biden said in remarks to the nation on Monday … Continue reading →
These days it’s hard to follow the news. Not only is it emotionally difficult to watch what I’ve called the unraveling, but it’s also technically difficult because there are so many stories that seem important to follow that, as one … Continue reading →
I try not to watch Biden much, although I certainly follow what he does. During the campaign, I never shared the attitude of so many people that he is somehow a victim being exploited by wife or party. For one … Continue reading →
There was a terrible mass shooting yesterday in Boulder: Police on Tuesday identified a 21 -year-old man as the suspect who opened fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket in an attack that killed 10 people, including an officer, and sent … Continue reading →
Recently I discussed the strange “Emperor’s New Clothes” feel of the Biden presidency, in which we watch the media assert over and over that the man is demonstrating wonderful qualities he simply does not exhibit. In light of that, it’s … Continue reading →
Actually, I’m not sure I ever was fully with the program, even when I was young. But in the last couple of years, as I watch the world from my perch here at a computer in New England, I’ve become … Continue reading →