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Tag Archives: politics
Here We Go Again
Back a couple of years ago we were treated to the spectacle of CNN (among others) referring to the “mostly peaceful protests”that followed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis police … Continue reading
The Problem with Modern Politics
There is a problem with politics (as it is practiced) in virtually all the Western democracies, including the United States. The problem is not that Donald J Trump, the US president, is an idiot—although he is. Nor is the problem … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics
Tagged Democrats, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, politics, Republicans
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Now What?
The Great Democratic Freakout over President Biden’s debate performance is in full swing. The real question is why. What did party leaders expect? The obvious decline in Mr Biden’s cognitive abilities has been transparently evident for well over a year. … Continue reading
The Supremes
For the progressive left, the last week in June was a tough one. Officially approved racism was thrown overboard; religious freedom and free speech were protected, and the separation of powers, inherent in the U.S, Constitutional structure, was reaffirmed. These … Continue reading
On to the Midterms
The Democrats have built an impressive suicide machine which, by all accounts, they intend to deploy for the midterm elections. This theory contradicts the conventional wisdom—a conventional wisdom that was horribly wrong in 2016 and 2020. Horribly wrong in that … Continue reading
The State of Play
There are plenty of things to rue about the Biden Administration. There is, for instance, old fashioned incompetence, an equal opportunity employer. But the Administration’s slipping-on-a-banana-peel habit has become so routine that even its most enthusiastic defenders (AKA the press) … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged politics, President Biden, public policy
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Magical Thinking
Republicans complain that Democrats are hypocrites. Democrats reply that Republicans are hypocrites. They are, of course, both correct in a generic sense. All politicians routinely say things they know or suspect to be false, especially if they think it affords … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Debt, Deficit, Democrats, Magical Thinking, politics, President Biden, Republicans, Taxes
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The Nanny State is Here to Help You
It was the Clinton operation in 1992 that brought us the permanent campaign. Then the financial crisis of 2008 provided the all-purpose excuse for more expansion of federal power. It was during this time that Rahm Emmanuel famously said never … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Bloomberg Magazine, Covid-19, Fauci, FEE, politics, Rahm Emmanuel, Sweden, vaccine
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John Stossel on the Myths of Socialism
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Posted in Politics
Tagged capitalism, politics, Socialism
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GameStop: Please Stop the Nonsense
The recent surge in the stock price of GameStop has all the usual suspects commenting on “The Greater Meaning of it All”. As usual, very few of these recently minted experts know what they are talking about. Among the more … Continue reading