The first thing that occurs to me is that, even though people distrust the press much more than in years past, the press is still remarkably powerful. When a newspaper such as the WaPo decides to print a story about … Continue reading →
Will the real truthteller please stand up? In the game of “To Tell the Truth” that we keep playing in the real world of the Trump presidency, whom do you trust more to tell the truth: Donald Trump or the … Continue reading →
You would think so, from the coverage of it in the press. You would also think from the way they’re carrying on that it was an actual statute passed by both houses, with the force of law, and not a … Continue reading →
…then those with an opposing view become apostates. That’s especially true if the topic is one with very high stakes, such as AGW (anthropogenic global warming). Think about it this way: if a person is—(a) convinced that AGW has been … Continue reading →
Most of the time I don’t credit the idea that polls are so very far from the truth, because they’ve often predicted results quite well. But in the last couple of years, polls in the West have certainly have been … Continue reading →
I’m surprised to see Politico publishing an investigative report that’s critical of Obama’s Iran deal (see also this). After all, Politico has usually been Obama- and Democrat-friendly. But I suppose that article is in the nature of a “now it … Continue reading →
…that are fit to print. Find them in the NY Times: Michael Oren: …I talk about an incident that occurred in May of 2010 with the New York Times when Mahmoud Abbas published an op-ed in the New York Times … Continue reading →
The first sentence of this WaPo article by John Pomfret caught my attention: Something interesting is happening in China and perhaps President Trump deserves some credit. If someone writing in the WaPo who isn’t a known conservative gives Trump any … Continue reading →
I feel his pain. No, truly, I do. RINO extraordinaire John McCain has indicated (if these reports are correct) that he will be voting to end the filibuster for the Gorsuch nomination. He says he’s not happy about it: “It … Continue reading →
The media is full of articles about Obama’s national security advisor Susan Rice’s role in “unmasking” the names of Trump transition officials in U.S. intelligence reports. See this, for example: Former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice ordered … Continue reading →
Every scandal that comes down the pike is given the “gate” suffix these days. But this one really deserves it, because it involves evidence of the Obama administration spying on political rivals and then leaking information obtained in that effort: … Continue reading →
That title wasn’t sarcasm; I mean it. The editors of the Los Angeles Times thinks it was overreach for California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra to charge the makers of the Planned Parenthood videos with crimes: There’s no question that anti-abortion … Continue reading →