Remember the film “Annie Hall”? You may not be fond of Woody Allen—I’m not fond of Woody Allen—but that’s still a great film and a very entertaining one. I loved it at the time. Remember the spider-killing scene? Funny, funny, … Continue reading →
I haven’t watched it, because unless the circumstances are extraordinary (and these are not) I cannot stand lengthy Congressional testimony. I find it suffices for me to read about it and to watch selected clips later. In the case of … Continue reading →
That’s not exactly what this article at FiveThirtyEight actually says, at least not up-front. The author, Ella Koeze, is just speculating what it would be like to have different state boundaries than now, rather than abolishing the Electoral College entirely … Continue reading →
Steven Hayward gives us a history lesson on how vicious political discourse has long been in this country. Please read the whole thing.
Continue reading →On this blog we’ve talked many times about the Gramscian march, the slow and steady and dedicated work of the left on the hearts and minds of Americans. This work has borne tremendous fruit, and may have reached a critical … Continue reading →
But only those voices she wants to hear: Like Pressley, the race-obsessed left thinks of people only insofar as they fit into racial- and gender- and sexual-orientation-based categories. You are your category; you are not an individual made of many … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Artfldgr.] It’s often instructive to hear what people say when talking among themselves rather than to the public at large. Thus, note what what Ilhan Omar said when addressing a leftist group known as Netroots Nation: “There’s a … Continue reading →
Quite a few people have observed that the Democratic House was quick to condemn Trump for a “racism” not actually contained in his tweets, and yet have not condemned Ilhan Omar for her anti-Semitic remarks. It’s unsurprising; double standards are … Continue reading →
It’s not a copout to say “it depends on what you mean by 3-D chess.” If you mean something so advanced and esoteric it’s the equivalent of Einstein’s Special Theory (in the political sense), I’d have to say “no.” But … Continue reading →
[NOTE: On February 6, 2019, I wrote a post entitled “Pelosi isn’t just worried about Trump; she’s watching her own left flank.” It was about the Justice Democrats and in particular about the people behind them who aren’t elected but … Continue reading →
Just go to a site like Drudge today and you’ll see the furor in the list of headlines, which I reproduce here minus the links: Get out of USA, Trump tells congresswomen! Cortez fires back: We don’t fear you! President … Continue reading →
Acosta has resigned: President Donald Trump announced Acosta’s resignation Friday morning with Acosta at his side. Trump said the secretary called him Friday morning to say that the decision to resign was his. “I thought the right thing was to … Continue reading →