As a general rule, at least some policies are going to have a neutral impact if only because they are ineffective, not everything is going to be illegal or unconstitutional, and the worst possible political and other outcome isn’t going to happen in every situation. While it’s traditional for the opposition party to oppose, I… Continue reading The Orange Man Bad Theory of Everything
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Democrats can’t handle the truth on illegal orders
“If you look at popular culture, like, you watch, you know, A Few Good Men, like we have plenty of examples since World War II, in Vietnam, where people were told to follow illegal orders, and they did it, and they were prosecuted for it,” Senator Elissa Slotkin thinks she’s Tom Cruise confronting Jack Nicholson.… Continue reading Democrats can’t handle the truth on illegal orders
A Ferrari in every driveway and a Rolex on every wrist
In the real world, everyone instinctively knows this is impossible, that you cannot subsidize your way to rich, all while embracing the Toyota and Timex equivalent. Why? To the extent Vice President Kamala Harris has an economic policy, it can perhaps best be summarized as a continuation of President Joe Biden’s subsidize everything approach, where… Continue reading A Ferrari in every driveway and a Rolex on every wrist
Assassination attempts are inevitable, piss poor security is to blame rather than rhetoric
Former President Donald Trump is not the first leader to be targeted, nor will he be the last. As long as there have been politicians, or leaders of any kind, there have been those who seek to kill them for reasons of every kind. As we begin to internalize and rationalize the heinous events of… Continue reading Assassination attempts are inevitable, piss poor security is to blame rather than rhetoric
Democrats and the mainstream media are revealing their true contempt for democracy in real time
Never in history have we seen a party and a media apparatus seem to believe the average person will wake up one morning to find the Biden campaign and perhaps the presidency is no more, and think absolutely nothing of it, ask no questions, have no concerns, simply vote for whoever they tell them to… Continue reading Democrats and the mainstream media are revealing their true contempt for democracy in real time
Computers are killing the planet
Surprise, surprise, the experts and the media suddenly discover that the internet age and the rise of Artificial Intelligence requires a lot of energy and other natural resources, contributing to global warming and threatening the environment. It’s a common trope in science fiction, one that needs no introduction to anyone familiar with the genre: Computers… Continue reading Computers are killing the planet
Biden’s budget is as demented as he is
“This poor kid is down a hundred-foot vessel, chimney, scraping the hydrogen bubbles off of the inside,” the President told the Special Counsel. “And he was wearing the wrong pants, wrong jeans, and he—a spark caught fire...and he lost part of his penis and one of his testicles and he was 23 years old.” This… Continue reading Biden’s budget is as demented as he is
Fairly and unfairly evaluating Trump’s immunity claims
Last week, the reasonable outcome was for the Supreme Court to reject the case entirely. This week it’s to reject even the narrow question the Court proposed ignoring the obvious importance to the future of the country. Is it any wonder few pay any attention to the experts any longer? Last Thursday, the Supreme Court… Continue reading Fairly and unfairly evaluating Trump’s immunity claims
Palestine, Hamas, Israel, and antisemitism: Good faith is hard to find
Remember when the Tea Party movement that formed under President Barack Obama was maligned as a racist haven for white supremacy by many of the same people who are now studiously avoiding a discussion of the rampant antisemitism in their midst? In principle, it is possible to be a supporter of Palestine without being an… Continue reading Palestine, Hamas, Israel, and antisemitism: Good faith is hard to find
A few honest questions for supporters of Palestine
My view is simple: October 7 changed everything, Hamas needs to be destroyed, and an invasion, which will necessarily be brutal and bloody, is the only means to do that. Someone, somewhere might have a superior plan that would achieve the same objective with less loss of life. It would be helpful, however, if they… Continue reading A few honest questions for supporters of Palestine









