Recently I was at several gatherings of relatives and friends, and listening to some of the conversation I get two impressions. The first is that some liberals are still very much obsessed with Trump. One in particular could hardly let … Continue reading →
Last night President Trump gave a speech outlining his policy on Afghanistan. The text can be found here. In considering what to do in Afghanistan, Trump was in a bind. Actually, it’s not just Trump who’s been in a bind; … Continue reading →
I detect a theme and a meme. Here we have Bannon unleashed (you’ll find the word in the URL) and unchained. And here we have Trump untethered, now that Bannon has gone. Tethers work like this: Failure modes for tethers … Continue reading →
In no surprise whatsoever, Steve Bannon has been relieved of his White House duties: President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has been fired, two White House officials told CNN Friday. A source told CNN that Bannon was given the … Continue reading →
Yes, apparently we’re not done with this topic yet. The MSM certainly isn’t done, nor is the far left or the far right. I’m going to summarize some of what I’ve observed so far.
Continue reading →If you read the news at all, you noticed the explosion of the meme, but here’s are some examples. If you want to know what Trump actually said, take a look [emphasis mine]: OK. Good. Are we going to take … Continue reading →
I’ve been mulling over what to write about the recent events in Charlottesville, and I think the best way to start (I’m a bit pressed for time today) is to link to this post by William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection. … Continue reading →
…the New York Times goofs again. Their desperation has caused them to relax their already loose standards to the point where they ought to be overcome with embarrassment. They are not.
Continue reading →Here’s their editorial: The President’s point was that the North’s escalating threats are intolerable; he didn’t set any red lines. True to form, Pyongyang responded by putting the U.S. island of Guam in its cross hairs. Mr. Trump may be … Continue reading →
Or shall we call it fire-breathing? In trying to ascertain what would work best with North Korea, I come up with the answer “nothing.” They’re been on a very bad and very belligerent course for a long time. That said, … Continue reading →
Good news: Nearly a third of territory reclaimed from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria since 2014 has been won in the past six months, due to new policies adopted by the Trump administration, a senior State Department official … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse performed a task that very few people have taken on: she actually read the WaPo transcript of Trump’s call with Peé±a Nieto and closely analyzed it. What she found may surprise you, but it dovetails with my own … Continue reading →