Here’s the sort of thing I’m talking about: An abrupt halt on federal grants and loans announced Monday night by the Trump administration has created widespread confusion across the government, Congress, state programs and nonprofit organizations that rely on that … Continue reading →
This column sort-of lauding Trump appeared in Politico on the 21st. It was written by Politico’s media editor in chief John F. Harris, and is entitled, “Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President. He’s Still Trying To Be … Continue reading →
And yet those reporters kept silent about it till now, as far as I can tell: A pair of former reporters at venerable DC-focused outlet Politico slammed “cowardly editors” at their ex-outlet for burying stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop — … Continue reading →
Does the Times really think people will believe it’s that stupid and unobservant? In other words, does the Times think people are that stupid and unobservant?: After actively engaging in a coverup of Biden’s cognitive state — the brave, intrepid … Continue reading →
Because the person defamed was not a public figure, the standard was lower: A Florida jury found CNN liable on Friday in a high-stakes defamation trial against U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, who alleged that the network maligned him as … Continue reading →
I can’t say I’ve ever “gotten” Jennifer Rubin. Since I go back a long way in the blog world, I remember briefly meeting her around 2006 or 2007 at some PJ get-together. At the time, she was nominally on the … Continue reading →
Journalists sitting together wondering why journalism didn't happen. https://t.co/JdUvMRJs96 — Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 30, 2024 This is what Ive been saying; it’s bigger than Watergate. Nixon lied about a third-rate break in he had nothing to do with; … Continue reading →
There have been a host of recent “now it can be told” articles “revealing” that President Biden has been cognitively challenged for his entire presidency, although it’s gotten worse in recent months. But it was obvious even during the 2020 … Continue reading →
Commenter “Dax” and others have pointed out this piece in Tablet by David Samuels entitled “Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment: How Barack Obama built an omnipotent thought-machine, and how it was destroyed.” It’s very long, and quite a few bloggers are writing … Continue reading →
I increasingly find that the vast majority of political analyses I come across are just plain stupid, and transparently so. And yes, that’s been the case since I began blogging twenty (!) years ago. But still, it’s gotten significantly worse. … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan”] From this article by Park MacDougald [my remarks in brackets]: And in other dodged-bullet news, Jonathan Last of “The Bulwark,” the never-Trump Republican webzine dedicated to “defending democracy” and bilking large checks out of gullible liberal … Continue reading →
Van Jones, you say? Have you gone stark raving mad, neo? Please watch. The back-and-forth here is with the excellent Scott Jennings on CNN: Can we take a moment to applaud and appreciate @ScottJenningsKY and his appearances on CNN! Enjoy … Continue reading →