I have to say this verdict surprises me, and I’m happy about it. I thought the best Penny could possibly hope for would be that the jury would hang on the second count as well. Instead, they acquitted him. So … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Also please see today’s previous post on the Penny trial.] Just a little while ago the judge in the Daniel Penny case dismissed the first count – manslaughter in the second degree – after the jury once again announced … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please see UPDATE in this new post.] The jury is deadlocked on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree after three days of deliberation. Penny is facing a second lesser charge as well: criminally negligent homicide, which carries … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m forcing myself to write at least one post about something other than the election.] We’ve seen this picture before, many times: (1) Larry Elder, black face of white supremacy: “Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy. … Continue reading →
Now the news comes out about more Kamala Harris plagiarism. This time it involved testimony she gave to Congress in a written statement back in 2007: On April 24, 2007, Kamala Harris testified before Congress in support of the John … Continue reading →
I had never heard of the above group called IBSI before, but CAMERA is having a Gala Champagne Brunch on January 8, at St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida, featuring someone named Dumisani Washington as the speaker, on … Continue reading →
Ana Kasparian is – or used to be until recently – a “progressive journalist.” But she’s had one of those mugged by reality experiences – literally [my emphasis]: “The Young Turks” co-host Ana Kasparian explained what drove her to ditch … Continue reading →
There was an instructor at the University of Kansas who had some interesting ideas about the 2024 election, ideas he felt obliged to share with his students. I use the past tense “was” because he’s now on leave: An instructor … Continue reading →
Ta-Nehisi Coates is someone I’ve written about several times before. I refer you to the first three posts on the list that can be found here. In my opinion, his works are vile – and all the more vile because … Continue reading →
… and what you think about what he said depends on what you think of Trump – because at the venue, Trump was his inimitable self. The left will try to make hay of it. People on the right either … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Better late than never?: In a news conference after the [Charlottesville] rally protesting the planned removal of a Confederate statue, Trump did say there were “very fine people on both sides,” referring to the protesters and the … Continue reading →
With the usual caveats regarding polls, take a look: Trump has significantly shrunk his deficit with President Joe Biden among black Americans in the six battleground states, with the current president leading the former president 70% to 18%, a May … Continue reading →