This is stunning – not the sentiment itself, but the proud and unabashed expression of it for all to see. At first I thought it was a hoax. Why would someone in the press – or formerly in the press … Continue reading →
It can’t happen fast enough for me: The Trump administration is “turbocharging” an initiative to remove the US from dependency on a China-based supply chain and weighing imposing new tariffs to punish the Communist Party in Beijing for its response … Continue reading →
I know there’s other news today, too, besides the Flynn case. But it’s the Flynn case that’s on my mind. It seems to me it illustrates the fact that, step by slow step over the last couple of decades (maybe … Continue reading →
There’s almost too much news on the Flynn case to digest at once. Yesterday some documents were revealed, and today some more. Here’s the basic story that broke yesterday: My quick hot takes:1) They set up a perjury trap but … Continue reading →
I think that Biden’s desire to be president, which has lasted for more than three decades and apparently was formed much earlier than that, is an example of pure ambition of the personal sort. Obviously, virtually all presidential candidates are … Continue reading →
No surprise here: Additional information released on Wednesday shows exactly when in 2017 the FBI received evidence that Russian intelligence operatives fed Steele with disinformation. The FBI obtained information on Jan. 12, 2017, two days after BuzzFeed News published the … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Scott Johnson at Powerline] Funny, and sadly true:
Continue reading →Yesterday I wrote a post that dealt with some of the propaganda efforts of China, and how they have bought influence in news media: Now there’s this comprehensive article focusing on the American MSM: The companies that own the major … Continue reading →
Well, maybe not the first casualty. But the entire concept of globalization is taking a big hit. And rightly so: The question about assigning agency and blame is pretty straightforward to answer: The communist Chinese state, which for more than … Continue reading →
When people are stressed and worried by world and/or national crises, most of them naturally look to leaders to help: to communicate with them, to reassure them, and to do something. This is true not only of the relationship between … Continue reading →
I remember it well. When Trump restricted travel from China way back on January 31, he was called a xenophobe and a racist, and the restriction completely unwarranted. Now, of course, experts such as Dr. Fauci have made it clear … Continue reading →
There’s a recurrent pattern ever since Trump has been president: he says something or tweets something that the MSM and the Democrats consider an example of his impulsiveness and his repulsiveness. Then they attack whatever it is, pointing out its … Continue reading →