National Review- Quillette
- Springtime for Sinwar May 2, 2024Notes on the pro-Hamas Left and its antecedents.Jeffrey Herf
- The Paranoid Style in Shakespeare Denialism May 2, 2024Against conspiracist trends, there is an obligation on defenders of a liberal society to uphold the integrity of its intellectual methods.Oliver Kamm
- Bad History at the BBC May 2, 2024A new radio series about the 1943 Bengal famine favours culture-war polemic over rigorous scholarship.Hira Jungkow
- Springtime for Sinwar May 2, 2024
- Jay Nordlinger
- Age Issues May 1, 2024Youth, maturity, and the question of wisdom.
- The joy of hate, &c. May 1, 2024On hatred in politics; a governor’s dog; Scottish nationalism; and more.
- In the Midst of an Assault April 29, 2024Notes on Ukraine and Russia.
- Age Issues May 1, 2024
Category Archives: Politics
The Most Important Election of Your Life
“This is the most important election of your life.” That’s what they always say. “The only poll that counts is the one on election day.” The candidate who is behind in the polls always says that, too. Truth be told, … Continue reading
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Justice Denied
The race to the bottom proceeds apace. Now Donald J Trump has some serious competition for being the most contemptible politician of the year. That competitor is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Diane Feinstein (D, CA). While the … Continue reading
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Freedom Matters
“We fight to be free.” George Washington “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” Me and Bobby McGee, written by Kris Kristofferson, made famous by Janis Joplin in her “Pearls” album. Judging from the adulation that … Continue reading
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The Beginning of the End?
The Fat Lady may not be singing yet, but she is clearing her throat. If Michael Cohen is to be believed, Mr. Trump probably committed a raft of crimes when he directed Cohen to buy the silence of women with … Continue reading
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The New (Old) Puritans
If there is any question that the new puritans of the regulatory state are a bunch of fanatics, this video from John Stossel should remove all doubt. JFB
Richard Milhous Trump
The political commentariat has spilled a lot of ink trying to understand what the Trump phenomenon is all about. But no one has come up with a convincing story about why it is that candidate, and then President Trump has … Continue reading
SCOTUS Watch
The Federalist Society, scourge of the “living Constitution” and defender of liberty, provided in 2016 a list of 25 candidates it preferred as nominees for the Supreme Court. Whereupon candidate Trump announced, with a lot of fanfare and a little … Continue reading
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Unending Hypocrisy
To say that, in general, politicians are hypocrites is both incontestable and trivially true. Hypocrisy describes a behavior engaged in by almost all human beings, politicians among them. A more interesting question concerns specific instances of hypocritical behavior; instances that … Continue reading
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The EU Again
In a remarkably destructive bit of policy making, the EU announced that it will not sign any agreements with countries that are not party to the Paris Climate Accords. That includes free trade agreements. And of course, the country in … Continue reading
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The Great Washing Machine Threat of 2018
Donald J Trump, certified stable genius, has launched his trade war. He has done so to protect America from the clear and present danger posed by foreign made washing machines and solar panels. To this end he has decided to … Continue reading