The news is that Michelle Obama is skipping Trump’s inauguration: “There’s no overstating her feelings about [Trump]. She’s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol’s sake,” a source close to the former first lady told … Continue reading →
The main elements of a hostage deal seem to be in place. You can read about them here, but they’re essentially what I wrote about yesterday in this post. A few details remain to be ironed out, and Netanyahu’s cabinet … Continue reading →
It’s now a week till Trump’s Inauguration Day – which is also Martin Luther King Day, by the way – and once again there are rumors that a hostage deal is nigh. We’ve heard such rumors before. Are they real … 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 →
This was expected, but it is still news: Judge Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional discharge. In New York, an unconditional discharge means the court found someone committed the crime but thinks a punishment doesn’t serve a purpose. … Continue reading →
In case you don’t remember, this will refresh your memory: The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents 45,000 striking U.S. workers, said the union and USMX have reached a “tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract … Continue reading →
Funerals make strange seatfellows: Former President Barack Obama casually and amiably chats with Adolf Hitler as the latter is set to assume power in 11 days, end American democracy, and impose a white nationalist dictatorship. https://t.co/4tbj46yVk8 — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) … Continue reading →
Everyone is waiting for January 20th, when Trump takes office again. Those who voted against Trump are waiting with dread, terror, or resignation. Those who voted for Trump are waiting with eager anticipation and hope. And I get the impression … Continue reading →
It’s an understatement to say that Alan Dershowitz sounds unhappy with Democrats these days. He is especially unhappy with their lawfare against opponents and particularly with their lawfare against lawyers who make arguments they don’t like. And he’s not the … Continue reading →
And Trump has been certified as the next president, to be inaugurated on January 20. What a difference four years makes, and what a long strange trip it’s been – and hardly over yet. The left tried everything – and … Continue reading →
And yet he also seems to be signaling that the case will be discharged without jail or probation. If that’s true, why do this at all? Simple, says Jonathan Turley: The sentence will finalize the case and allow for an … Continue reading →
And notice that to these two lawyers, “our democracy” isn’t so very precious: Evan Davis, the former editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review, and David Schulte, the former editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal, argue in a joint column in … Continue reading →