President Trump has chosen William Barr to be his next attorney general. My first reaction was: Bill Barr? Is he still alive? The answer, obviously, is “yes, very much alive”—and he’s not even all that old at 68. Barr was … Continue reading →
Alan Dershowitz keeps walking a lonely road as one of the few true liberals out there, trying to apply basic principles to cases no matter who might be involved and whether he, Dershowitz, happens to like that person or not. … Continue reading →
As so often happens, former prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy sheds light on some legal-political news that no one else seems to have quite understood (and that includes me). The subject matter is Mueller’s charge that Manafort’s lies have abrogated their … Continue reading →
Well, one thing we know about Chief Justice Roberts: he’s not a “Trump judge.” You’ve probably heard about the back-and-forth between Trump and Roberts on the issue of the partisanship of the judiciary. To recap: Mr Trump on Tuesday called … Continue reading →
Jim Acosta’s request for an injunction against Trump’s ban has been granted. In other words, for the moment, Trump is not allowed to ban him from press conferences without due process. You can read about it in this post by … Continue reading →
I was out all afternoon and as I drove home I happened to turn the radio on while Trump was giving a speech and then answering questions about the caravan and illegal immigration policy. And so I listened to it. … Continue reading →
The other day Axios quoted Donald Trump as having said “We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States … with all … Continue reading →
One of the best compilations I've ever seen. It's a BOMBSHELL. pic.twitter.com/V0oLimbKnT — Mike (@Fuctupmind) October 29, 2018 [Hat tip: Ace.] [NOTE: Also, I put a link on the word “it’s” in the title of the post, but for some … Continue reading →
Well, he can certainly try: It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” Trump said, declaring he can do it by executive order. When told that’s very much in dispute, Trump replied: … Continue reading →
Last night I watched about ten minutes of Trump’s latest rally speech. It struck me that he hasn’t changed all that much from the last (and first) time I watched one, over three years ago (can it really be that … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson knows his classics, and the title of his latest article, “The Origins of Progressive Agony,” contains a word—agony—that English speakers usually take to mean “intense pain or suffering.” That is its first definition, but its second comes … Continue reading →
It’s puzzling to me why the left doesn’t just ignore Kanye West, because all their over-the-top race-based criticism of West draws attention to—and actually validates—his message that the left and the media want black people to think only one way, … Continue reading →