After the February jobs report, President Obama said “America’s pretty darn great right now.” He then went on to disparage the “doomsday rhetoric” of the Republicans, which he said was pure “fantasy.” I think that there is a good chance … Continue reading
Read more...I just watched the most recent Republican debate and, contrary to the fairly neutral coverage that it has received, I think that Trump got mauled. It is a preview of what is going to happen if he gets into the … Continue reading
Read more...Regular readers know that I am a big fan of shlock movies, ones that are normally not acknowledged in polite society. One of the very best of these is Kelly’s Heroes, starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and Donald … Continue reading
Read more...I have previously flagged David Collum’s annual review in this blog. I have just finished reading his review for 2015, which I am now distributing to you. Collum’s review is subtitled “scenic vistas from mount stupid” and it is dedicated … Continue reading
Read more...I was all torqued up to write a post with the above title, when I read an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal by Karl Rove entitled “The Donald Doesn’t Have a Lock – Yet.” It made all of … Continue reading
Read more...The big news over the weekend in the United Kingdom (UK) is that, after having secured some kind of deal from his European Union (EU) partners, Prime Minister David Cameron has called for an “in-out” referendum on EU membership to be … Continue reading
Read more...The South Carolina primary, scheduled for this Saturday, is shaping up to be a pivotal event in the GOP nomination. There is a very good chance that this vote will produce the winnowing of the field that will mark the … Continue reading
Read more...Megan McArdle, whom I have previously described as the lonely libertarian over at BloombergView, has produced probably the best article ever to appear in this medium, which is pretty much relentlessly left-wing. (So left-wing, in fact, that it makes me … Continue reading
Read more...The Economist has recently run a special report on the young, concluding that the roughly 1.8 billion people in the world between the ages of 15 to 30 are an “oppressed minority.” The report identified a number of policies that … Continue reading
Read more...I am currently on vacation, so this will be a brief post, mostly with some recommended reading/listening. Milo Yiannopoulos I first encountered this guy when I read “Sexbots: Why Women Should Panic,” which is one of the most hilariously incendiary … Continue reading
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