I think of yesterday’s election as a small skirmish, a battle in a long long war. And yes, that’s a metaphor. But I think it’s an apt one. During the Obama years the right was worried about a lot of … Continue reading →
I’m not the least bit surprised by the Menendez win in New Jersey. It’s a very blue state, and although Menendez is a pretty bad candidate he’s still a Democrat, and that counts for a lot. And of course, although … Continue reading →
[UPDATES below; scroll down.] Polls are starting to close, and so here’s the thread for the results. I haven’t turned on my TV yet. I’ll wait a bit. UPDATE 9:00 PM I find that I’m still very reluctant to turn … Continue reading →
Not exactly, but sort of: …[T]he American electorate has separated into two increasingly homogenous political tribes. As Lilliana Mason points out in Uncivil Agreement, “partisanship can now be thought of as a mega-identity.” The Republican mega-identity is religious, middle-class, rural, … Continue reading →
No, not really. I’ve never beaten the living crap out of anyone, much less a website. I confess that, although as a child I certainly hit some people back when they hit me, I did zero damage and am in … Continue reading →
And quite a statement it is: …Kanye West has designed T-shirts urging blacks to leave the Democratic party in a “Blexit,”… More here: West has done the work for his conservative pal, Candace Owens, and her new “movement” which she … Continue reading →
Remember the so-called “Brazilian Trump,” Jair Bolsonaro? I’ve written about him several times previously. Today was the run-off election between Bolsonaro and a leftist opponent, and the the results are in: Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on … Continue reading →
In about two hours, there apparently will be a press conference to discuss the Florida man who has been apprehended in connection with the pipe “bomb” mail case, in which fake bombs were sent to various political targets on the … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy has this to say on the reportage about the apparent pipe bombs sent to various Democrats and CNN: At this point, there is no evidence whatsoever that provocative words from the president had anything to do with … Continue reading →
In recent days the left has increasingly been promoting the idea that violence in the service of politics is perfectly okay, even recommended. When a leftist tried to assassinate a bunch of Republican members of Congress on a baseball field … Continue reading →
Last night I watched about ten minutes of Trump’s latest rally speech. It struck me that he hasn’t changed all that much from the last (and first) time I watched one, over three years ago (can it really be that … Continue reading →
I’ve said before that I’m worried about the makeup of the next House of Representatives. The specter of Pelosi or someone politically similar as Speaker, the rise of the hard left, the end of ongoing investigations that I think are … Continue reading →