Iran: Is it all over but the crying?

Line graph showing stock index growth from January to June 2024 with 18.7% increase

While we remain at war, why do the markets seem optimistic about the future when they should be pessimistic in the face of these concerns, and is this an optimism that can last or simply a calm in the storm?  Though last weekend’s peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan failed to produce a deal between the… Continue reading Iran: Is it all over but the crying?

Trump, Iran, and the art of the impossible deal

Peace symbol made of cracked stone with glowing fiery cracks

The ceasefire is shaky, but we know this: After what everyone said wouldn’t happen, magically happened, they still concluded that what happened was bad, all without missing a beat. It’s impossible to capture the insanity that President Donald Trump’s detractors attempted to pass off as wisdom over the past five weeks in a single post,… Continue reading Trump, Iran, and the art of the impossible deal

Inside every American is a fascist waiting to come out

There’s an old expression that one man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter, but today, we might update it to one man’s defender of democracy is another’s fascist.  There’s an old expression that one man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter, but today, especially in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shocking killing last week, we might update… Continue reading Inside every American is a fascist waiting to come out

Some assassins are more equal than others, at least according to far too many progressives

When Luigi Mangione gunned down a health insurance CEO six months ago, he was hailed as a hunky folk hero fighting for the oppressed, but somehow violence directed at Democrats is beyond the pale. I have a pretty simple rule:  Political violence including political assassinations is bad, beyond the pale, something that should never happen… Continue reading Some assassins are more equal than others, at least according to far too many progressives

Everyone knows Vice President Kamala Harris is awful, just like President Joe Biden before her

The silly season ended yesterday, but the only way she can win is to hope it continues through the election. Those hailing her meteoric ascension should do well to remember that meteors don’t rise. They fall to Earth, either disappearing in a flash in the atmosphere or causing havoc down below. Perhaps the most stunning… Continue reading Everyone knows Vice President Kamala Harris is awful, just like President Joe Biden before her

Are the Democrats and the mainstream liars or just plain stupid?

Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter if they are liars or frauds.  The end result is the same.  The defenders of Democracy are anything but, simply power mad fools who will do anything to get what they want, and almost 50 million people saw for themselves exactly what that looked like last Thursday night. Following President… Continue reading Are the Democrats and the mainstream liars or just plain stupid?

2023 will be remembered as the year Democrats tried to kill democracy

Courts believe they can bar a candidate not convicted of any crime, much less charged with the actual crime in question, from a ballot. Judges believe they can decide whether someone is guilty before stripping them of their property without any kind of jury of their peers. The Special Counsel believes he need not follow the regular… Continue reading 2023 will be remembered as the year Democrats tried to kill democracy

Intersectionality leads directly to the hatred we see on college campuses and other progressive enclaves

There seems to be a sense of shock and sadness at the sudden rise in hate, as if this were entirely unexpected, but there shouldn’t be.  This is the logical outcome of dividing the world into the oppressed who can do no wrong and the oppressors who are never right. “The rats need to be… Continue reading Intersectionality leads directly to the hatred we see on college campuses and other progressive enclaves

Jackie Robinson: Never take his name in vain

They’d never suspend a black player for poking fun at a white player for comparing himself to Babe Ruth.  Unless Major League Baseball plans to ban trash talk in general, what’s the difference here? Last weekend, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox were enmeshed in a bases clearing incident over comments made between… Continue reading Jackie Robinson: Never take his name in vain