Recently I was watching a video of WalkAway founder Brandon Straka being interviewed by TimPool and telling the story of why he left the Democratic Party. It’s a good video, with the hallmark political changer experience of an “aha!” moment … Continue reading →
The relative quietness on the southern border – both because of Trump’s policies, and then the effects of COVID as well – has made it almost a non-issue in 2020. And that’s too bad for Trump, in a way, because … Continue reading →
The minute I read that six men (and then more) had been arrested for allegedly plotting against Michigan’s Governor Whitmer and other officials, I strongly suspected that no matter what their actual identities and political leanings, they would be called … Continue reading →
I have a natural tendency to be pessimistic about elections. This has been accentuated in recent years by the closeness of so many recent ones, and a growing distrust of polling. But that doesn’t mean I don’t take polls into … Continue reading →
From DocZero (hat tip: AseopFan): The question with the many, many people in media like Acosta is: Are they shamelessly lying because they know damn well Trump has said it before, or have they actually convinced themselves to forget he … Continue reading →
Professor William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection has written a post about the stirring of memory and emotion that Trump’s illness has caused. For Jacobson, the event has conjured up this: John F. Kennedy was assassinated when I was four years … Continue reading →
I think this sets a perfect tone. One of the things about the situation is that it tempers some of Trump’s harshness without reducing his optimistic fighting spirit: Some of the usual suspects are, of course, saying it was pre-recorded … Continue reading →
So far so good. This is day three. It’s days 7 through 10 that usually tell the tale. ADDENDUM: At RedState, there’s an interesting article about where Trump might have caught the virus. The media – of course – is … Continue reading →
…it’s “a precautionary measure”: President Donald Trump is being taken to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday “as a precautionary measure” following his coronavirus diagnosis, a senior administration official told NBC News. “Out of an abundance of caution, and at … Continue reading →
On the LEFT: Trump denounces white supremacy on Wednesday while speaking to John Roberts' wife On the RIGHT: 24 hours later, John Roberts wonders why Trump hasn't denounced white supremacists pic.twitter.com/qRqIUVwXbi — Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) October 1, 2020 John Roberts … Continue reading →
As I’ve written before, when I was in college in the late 60s I happened to take a course called Russian Intellectual History. I had always liked Russian lit, I’d been told the prof was good, and the course seemed … Continue reading →
Announcements and documents can be found here. 2020 has been quite a year, hasn’t it? And not over yet. Both President Trump and the First Lady are feeling well so far. Let’s hope and pray it stays that way. And … Continue reading →