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 →
You can see a lot of commentary on the question of who won the first debate. I’m not going to even try to chime in my answer, and not just because I didn’t watch it. It’s because I not only … Continue reading →
Reports are that although several days ago the Biden camp had agreed to a Trump request for a pre-debate check to make sure no one was wearing an earpiece, today they rescinded that agreement. Biden’s people were also were demanding … Continue reading →
This. And this. As well as this.
Continue reading →To even conceive of Trump as president, and then to vote for him – particularly in 2016 – a person had to think outside the box. That wasn’t a sufficient condition, but it was a necessary one. Trump himself also … Continue reading →
…that Trump’s SCOTUS nominee will be Amy Coney Barrett. That has always seemed most likely. But it’s not over till the Orange Man nominates. And then, of course, it’s not really over till the Senate approves. Actually, come to think … Continue reading →
There’s so much coming out that I’m mostly going to offer links. The Federalist details how one FBI agent who later was assigned to the Mueller team has testified about enormous and systemic (that word is appropriate here) misuse of … Continue reading →
Lots of info at Ace’s: She was found because her Twitter account listed “techno-creative nomad” and she called herself a “techno-creative Nomad” in her threatening letter to Trump. She also called Trump an “ugly tyrant clown” in both her ricin … Continue reading →
Today we have news that would be enormous and that the great majority of Americans would celebrate, if it wasn’t occurring as a result of initiatives Trump put forth: Cementing a regional geopolitical shift few would have thought possible little … Continue reading →
…in normalizing relations with Israel. Trump added: You’ll be hearing other countries coming in over a relatively short period of time. And you could have peace in the Middle East. I think that last sentence is hyperbole, but it’s a … Continue reading →
…if the award still meant what it should mean, that is. He deserves one prize for this: President Trump’s Israel-United Arab Emirates diplomatic breakthrough continues rippling out across the world. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain both announced Wednesday they will now … Continue reading →