The clueless, ignorant, and arrogant are in charge
Indeed, they are. But you probably already knew that.
Continue reading →Indeed, they are. But you probably already knew that.
Continue reading →Do you like Donald Trump’s policy papers? That’s nice, but they don’t mean much: Trump’s abrupt dismissal of his own tax plan, which he regularly cited on the campaign trail, came a day after he signaled a willingness to raise … Continue reading →
Commenter “Nick” wrote: …[R]emember, the reason that the parties got rid of the back rooms was Nixon. The Republicans chose him for the ticket five times. Unlikable and corrupt. The system had to be scrapped after that. After I read … Continue reading →
Republican Senator Ben Sasse has written an open letter to America. I agree with a great deal of it, but I wanted to take issue with something. Here’s an excerpt: In the history of polling, we’ve basically never had a … Continue reading →
An interesting mix of responses from the crew at Legal Insurrection. You can’t say we’re not a varied bunch. I especially identified with the response of blog host William A. Jacobson.
Continue reading →George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, the 19th Century English novelist who lived for years with the married critic George Henry Lewes and wrote seven novels, including the highly-praised Middlemarch. I’ve never read it. In fact, … Continue reading →
I think it’s safe to say that we will be likely to revisit this topic many, many times again, and that the answer may vary over time as events shape up in this crazy, crazy, crazy (mad mad mad mad) … Continue reading →
And what we did know, we didn’t like. Reports are that John Kasich is about to drop out of the race. Only about six months too late. From the very start of this fabulous primary season, Kasich seemed extraneous. Why … Continue reading →
For quite a few years now I’ve been hearing the slogan “burn it down” from a lot of people on the right side of the blogosphere. So one thing I didn’t have to learn from Trump’s candidacy is that there … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I consider it personally therapeutic to indulge in frivolous posts about fashion. Today’s a good day for it, don’t you think? So come along with me to the Met Gala. You’ll be so glad you did.] The idea at … Continue reading →
I have a theory here. The idea is that Trump has been pushing the envelope, testing his supporters to see how far he can go. Whether he believes the lies he tells, or whether he just thinks they will and … Continue reading →
Today is Indiana primary day. I think Trump will win, and this would mean that Trump would almost certainly become the GOP nominee. The word “sobering” doesn’t even begin to describe how that prospect appears. Actually, it fills me with … Continue reading →