Charisma in politics, charisma in life
I think I may have first heard the word “charisma” in connection with JFK. He had it. I could tell. I recognized it and I even felt it. But of course back then I was a kid. Have I ever … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Politics
Remember the crisis that was going to occur with of the end of net neutrality?
When the left predicts disaster and it doesn’t happen, there’s no accountability. Down the rabbit hole it goes, and on to the next prediction. What matters is the temporary buzz of alarm that gets the juices flowing; A year ago, … Continue reading →
Raising the tax rate versus raising the effective tax rate
Raising the tax rate is not the same as raising the amount of tax money collected, either in the aggregate or from a selected group such as “the rich.” Even a non-accountant non-economist like me knows that. Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? … Continue reading →
Losing the shutdown standoff, winning the blame game
In an article entitled “Why Trump’s Losing the Shutdown Fight— A simple political rule of thumb: Never hold the government hostage for anything, even if it’s a cherished campaign promise,” Josh Kraushaar writes; Here’s a simple, time-tested rule of politics: … Continue reading →
Trump and the Democrats respond to Tlaib’s obscenities
An interesting retort from Trump: “I thought her comments were disgraceful,” Trump said during a White House news conference about the ongoing government shutdown. “This is a person that I don’t know, I assume she’s new. I think she dishonored … Continue reading →
It’s not so easy: evaluating political consequences and voting accordingly
Commenter “F” writes: The thing about identity politics that always confuses me is why Democrats are able to benefit from it. They have the black vote in Chicago, for example, but are black Chicagoans better off after having voted D … Continue reading →
When it’s Democrats talking trash, they’re just “passionate”
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. One of our newly-sworn-in members of Congress has covered herself with glory: New Rep. … Continue reading →
White people and the Democratic Party
Commenter “Concept Junkie” makes this interesting point about identity politics and today’s Democratic Party: I think the Democrats have put themselves in a box in that they’d look like hypocrites nominating a white male. This limits their list of qualified … Continue reading →
The growth of political anger and the idea of political illegitimacy
Commenter “Phoenix” wrote: I believe that Scott Adams is correct in saying that we are watching two movies – The one where the Orange Man is Bad, and the one where Our President Trump takes on the evil Powers that … Continue reading →
The Democrats…
…take over the House today, and Pelosi will become Speaker. The House alone won’t actually be able to implement all that much without the Senate, and yet they can do quite a bit. For one thing, they can impeach Trump … Continue reading →
And in this corner, there’s Romney
The incoming freshman senator from Utah, former governor of Massachusetts, and failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney wrote an op-ed critical of President Trump that appeared in the WaPo today. Trump’s retort was basically “I’m president, and you’re not.” Here we … Continue reading →
The government shutdown
Or partial shutdown. Who will blink first? The press coverage, as you would expect, is spinning this as Trump-caused. A typical one-sided characterization can be found at Vanity Fair: “Trump is digging in, negotiations are at a standstill, and even … Continue reading →