Commenter “Variant” writes, on the Bolton raid thread: Trump is simply trying to settle petty personal grudges via Lawfare and we’re trying to justify it because it was done to him. I prefer intellectual consistency on the right. I realize … Continue reading →
John Bolton was Trump’s National Security Advisor from April 2018 to September 2019. It seemed an odd choice, because Bolton is a hawk and Trump is a Jacksonian on foreign policy, which is not the same thing. Bolton had good … Continue reading →
This was expected, but it’s still good to see: An appellate court has thrown out the $500 million civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump in the high-profile case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The New York … Continue reading →
Commenter “Niketas Choniates” writes: If a country is in NATO, that is saying “America (and Europe) will send their boys to die there and take a nuke for it if necessary”. The more countries get added to NATO, the less … Continue reading →
Well, well, well: Trump called Putin after discussing security guarantees for Ukraine during multi-phase talks with European leaders at the White House. “I called President Putin, and began the arrangements for a meeting, at a location to be determined, between … Continue reading →
Who would have thought? According to the union, which represents the Metropolitan Police Department’s 3,000 personnel, carjackings are down 83% since federal control was enacted, while robberies dropped 46%. Violent crime fell 22% in the seven days since federal law … Continue reading →
The MSM says “Trump got played!” in his meeting with Putin. But that’s meaningless, because it’s their kneejerk reaction. Secretary of State Rubio called some of the recent coverage a “stupid media narrative”: Secretary of State Marco Rubio didn’t hold … Continue reading →
Their words after the meeting were cautiously optimistic and purposely vague. We don’t know if any real progress was made although they seemed to be saying there was: “productive” according to Trump; “a starting point” according to Putin. I certainly … Continue reading →
The Democrats’ message that violent crime isn’t bad in Washington DC is a prime example of what Milan Kundera called “imagology.” I’ve written about imagology before; it’s one of the earliest themes on this blog, with my first post on … Continue reading →
… for defamation. Here’s the story: Hunter Biden, in an interview with British journalist Andrew Callaghan, stated, “Epstein introduced Melania to Trump. The connections are, like, so wide and deep.” He doubled down with “Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania, and that’s … Continue reading →
Do they use the word “summit” anymore? And can you imagine Kamala Harris meeting Putin? Trump is trying to lower expectations somewhat: President Trump estimated Thursday there is a 25% chance that his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin … Continue reading →
This was expected (I had written a previous post on the prospect). Today, Trump declared a “crime emergency” in DC and issued some EOs: Pursuant to my authority under the Constitution and laws of the United States and the District … Continue reading →