Victor Davis Hanson has given a fascinating interview to Isaac Chotiner of The New Yorker. The interview is well worth reading if only for the thesis that Hanson, a classics professor, offers about Trump: Do you feel that in some … Continue reading →
I have my doubts about this article. The author may be dreaming, or making much too much of some events that have much less significance than he thinks. But it’s certainly interesting, and so I bring it up for discussion. … Continue reading →
…or is it only the right that’s outraged? That’s a rhetorical question; I’m pretty sure of the answer, and it’s door #2. That in and of itself is disturbing, because it’s evidence of the fact that way too many people … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “huxley.”] Nancy Pelosi reacts: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday issued a warning to Republicans poised to support President Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border: the next Democratic president, she said, could … Continue reading →
As expected, President Trump signed the budget bill and declared a national emergency in order to move additional funds towards the task of building a wall. (And I have some outside obligations for the next few hours, so I may … Continue reading →
I’ll make this quick, and I may revisit the topic in a future post, but this is well worth reading on the subject of the FBI’s and DOJ’s actions against Trump: There are new revelations about what took place in … Continue reading →
Unusual for me to watch a speech. I happened to come across it while channel surfing, and I noticed a couple of things in particular. The first is that Trump seemed to be enjoying himself immensely. He loves this sort … Continue reading →
Never say “never”? Erickson writes: This week in 2016, I declared I would be “Never Trump.” A friend suggested I use a hashtag that had started circulating on Twitter, i.e #NeverTrump. The piece exploded and pushed me into a whirlwind … Continue reading →
I actually don’t pay all that much attention to the ups and downs of approval ratings. People are fickle; they forget what happened last week and ask “what have you done for me lately?” And people are unfickle (yes, I … Continue reading →
Here we go. “Hoping we will govern not as two parties, but as one nation.” The Democrats stand late, but they stand. What is the chance of that actually happening? Close to zero, I’d say. Later Trump announces Buzz Aldrin—who … Continue reading →
Perhaps: The incendiary story of an alleged hate crime attack targeting Empire actor Jussie Smollett immediately went viral yesterday, with media reporting the attackers made racial and anti-gay comments while using President Trump’s “MAGA” slogan during the 2 a.m. assault … Continue reading →
I don’t usually watch cable news on TV, but for some reason last night I happened across Mark Levin’s show on Fox, and saw an interview with Sidney Powell, an attorney who wrote Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the … Continue reading →