Why Obamacare as the turning point? It was a major transformative program passed by a narrow and partisan vote. Previously all such big legislation had bilateral support – at least, to the best of my knowledge (see this). In the … Continue reading →
As I wrote yesterday, the MSM and the Democrats are hard at work trying to discredit any Republican who might be a viable candidate in 2024. In DeSantis’ case, he’s also up for re-election as Florida’s governor in 2022. His … Continue reading →
Since the Democrats pretty much own the media, and since they are gatekeepers for social media as well, they are able to coordinate their tactics and timing. Right now, there’s a full court press on the ridiculously trivial Cruz-in-Cancun story. … Continue reading →
…if it was a joke. But this is not the Babylon Bee, and this is not the Onion. What am I referring to? It’s so awful that even some Democrats are angry at the bill’s sponsors. The bill is called … Continue reading →
Well, at least it’s out in the open now. Although it’s only been for about twenty years that I’ve closely followed the war between the two factions on the right, I’ve been aware of it since childhood, when the “Rockefeller … Continue reading →
These guys are good. Here are their recent discussions on the impeachment “trial” and the rule of law (the entire thing is a two-hour video, but I’ve cued up two rather short segments I think are especially fine): If you … Continue reading →
Commenter “Philip Sells” asks a good question: Does not Orwell’s concept of Newspeak presuppose something like Sapir-Whorf? And commenter “Frederick” responds this way: Yeah, it did, which lessened the book a bit for me…Reading it now is a little jarring… … Continue reading →
But the US Congress has covered itself with shame, as far as I’m concerned. A friend of mine likes to say, “No matter how cynical I get, it never seems to be cynical enough.” That’s the way I often feel, … Continue reading →
It looks like the vote will probably happen: Petitions to force a vote on whether to recall Newsom look likely to succeed — despite the obstacles to collecting signatures during a pandemic. Instead of relying on paid canvassers outside supermarkets, … Continue reading →
Now that Washington DC is an armed camp after the January 6 Reichstag fire, and the Senate is busy trying the previous president and pretending they have the authority to do so, what’s next? Let’s see. Let’s not forget that … Continue reading →
I’ve already written two posts (this and this) on the topic of that recent report in Time on the 2020 pre-election machinations, as well as posting several podcast videos on the same subject. But somehow it seems there’s more to … Continue reading →
That recent Time article I’ve already discussed (in this post) is the gift that keeps on giving. The more you think about the article, the more it seems to reveal and/or suggest. For example, take this excerpt [emphasis added mine; … Continue reading →