Portland used to be a pretty nice town. What happened?: …[S]omewhere around the time of the Ford administration…Portland reinvented itself as the Pyongyang of the Pacific Northwest, if with a few more trendy artisanal coffee bars than Kim Jong-un has … Continue reading →
That title is a quote from this article by Victor Davis Hanson. Please read the whole thing. Hanson isn’t ordinarily given to extreme statements. I’ve followed his columns and articles for years. He’s become more bitter and more angry, as … Continue reading →
I realize that compared to many eras of history – even recent history, such as the 30s and 40s – it may seem like hyperbole to speak of our times right now as perilous. Nevertheless, I don’t think it’s an … Continue reading →
Weakness and appeasement on the part of civic authorities are signals that give rise to the empowerment of those who would disrupt and overturn civil society: Antifa, or their helpers, under the pretense of caring about black people, now has … Continue reading →
I guess protestors and rioters are immune to COVID. Or at least, they pose no danger to Grandma. Or even if they do and grandma dies as a result, they’re not really granny-killers since their cause is just. People who … Continue reading →
It wouldn’t be the first time, either. Once hydroxychloroquine was touted by Trump as a possible tool against COVID, the drug’s days were numbered. Is it any wonder that a major study came out against it, and now there’s growing … Continue reading →
On using the word “looters” to refer to looters: Feels like a good time to post AP’s guidance on the word looting: pic.twitter.com/hjxQWbSYAx — Kimberlee Kruesi (@kkruesi) May 31, 2020 I have a better idea. Why not call them “undocumented … Continue reading →
Some time during the Obama administration it occurred to the left that its time had finally come and its patience was about to be fully rewarded. Between the Gramscian march, the “fundamental transformation” Obama was working on, the coming-of-age of … Continue reading →
The release of the Flynn/Kislyak transcripts has infuriated me even more than I thought it would. After all, I already know the outlines and many of the details of the attempt to prevent and then overturn the 2016 election of … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here’s Part II, and the plan right now is that there will be a Part III as well, because Part II became very long and unwieldy. Part I can be found here. ADDITION: And to clear up any misunderstandings … Continue reading →
Russiagate/Spygate/Obamagate is as unwieldy as the names given it. Even though I’ve spent an inordinate number of hours trying to understand its development and steps, and all its different parts and motivations and characters, I haven’t mastered its complexities. And … Continue reading →
But we were told this sort of thing didn’t happen. Quelle surprise: Demuro admitted he tampered with primary elections in 2014, 2015, and 2016. He received around $5,000 to rig these elections. Demuro was a municipal Judge of Elections in … Continue reading →