…writes Roger Simon. I strongly agree. An excerpt: I would call it the most appalling, morally reprehensible example of cultural appropriation imaginable. Why? Well, think what is being appropriated — the Holocaust. Making your extreme dislike for Donald Trump and … Continue reading →
One of Trump’s strengths is his willingness to do and say the unexpected. Sometimes that’s his weakness, too. But often it’s his strength. So I love this comeback of Trump’s: President Donald Trump struck back hours after former President Barack … Continue reading →
…the Kavanaugh hearings. But others have amply covered the various forms of insanity connected with the proceedings. At Powerline, we have this, this, and this. From the latter: It strikes me that the Democratic Party crossed a Rubicon of sorts … Continue reading →
The year was 2013. Faced with a Republican minority in the Senate that was blocking many of President Obama’s federal judge appointments, Harry Reid made a bold move to end the filibuster for federal judicial nominees with the exception of … Continue reading →
Nike’s support of Colin Kaepernick has caused a drop in its stock prices. But Nike is all-in: In the crowded marketplace of athletic apparel, presumably Nike’s overnight transformation from selling an apolitical product to “woke sneakers” for the SJW set … Continue reading →
Sweden is facing an election, and the right seems poised to make a better showing than usual: Polling over the summer has put the ruling Social Democrats on as low as a 21% vote share – down 10% on its … Continue reading →
First let me just say that I didn’t watch it, nor have I watched clips of the proceedings. I didn’t watch the funeral because listening to speech after speech is of no interest to me and I rarely do it … Continue reading →
I just read this article about the current frontrunner in the Brazilian presidential elections, a man named Jair Bolsonaro who is described in the article I just linked as “far-right,” and given to racist and misogynistic utterances: Loathed by much … Continue reading →
[See ADDENDUM below.] Think about this for a moment: With John McCain’s death, the governor of Arizona gets to appoint his successor to the US Senate. The timing of McCain’s death is such that this person will get to serve … Continue reading →
And by “Trump talk” I don’t mean the chatter of the president. I mean the verbiage of those who talk a great deal about him, and who clearly hate his guts. I know quite a few such people, although I … Continue reading →
Perhaps: Top Senate Republicans sent dueling signals on Thursday about whether it would be safe for President Donald Trump to fire the attorney general he can’t stand… The back-and-forth on the Hill came just as Sessions took the rare step … Continue reading →
I’ve never read anything by Bret Easton Ellis before. One reason is that I don’t like fiction all that much unless it’s fabulous, and I definitely don’t like violent fiction, which by all accounts American Psycho (Ellis’s most popular novel) … Continue reading →