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Category Archives: Politics
Thomas Sowell on Culture
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Tagged culture, policy, politics, Thomas Sowell
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Joe Biden’s “American Recovery Plan”
“Drink coffee and do stupid things even faster” — Sign in a coffee shop. Apropos the sign, an avalanche of stupidity is coming our way. Just 5 days away from his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden has outlined the first part … Continue reading
Notes, Asides & Absurdities Jan 14, 2021.
“Try Him Now” Matthew Continetti writes referring to the second Trump impeachment. It is an article that should not be missed. David Horowitz has noted that “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out”. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex, founding member … Continue reading
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Tagged AOC, Bernie Sanders, John Yoo, Kevin Williamson, Matthew Continetti, Ron Wyden, The Squad
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Impeachment Redux
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right… From “Stuck in the Middle With you” written by Gerry Rafferty. It seems reasonably clear that Donald J. Trump, who has by now passed Richard M Nixon in the proverbial … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew McCarthy, Bruce Ackerman, Donald Trump, Impeachment, National Review, President Trump, Trial, Washington Post
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Joe Biden–Man of Science
Joe Biden, who during the campaign repeatedly insisted that he relied on “the science” in formulating policy proposals has just tossed science overboard. According to the Washington Post, a spokesman for the President-elect said that the incoming administration “…will release … Continue reading
Impeach and Convict Him. Now.
The facts of the case are clear. President Donald J. Trump incited a mob that subsequently attacked the Capitol building where Congress was in session. The attack was designed to intimidate Congress, prevent them performing their Constitutional duty to properly … Continue reading
The Moderate Mr. Biden and Other Fantasies
During the recent presidential primary and election campaigns the underlying question concerning Joe Biden was, given his druthers, how would a President Biden govern? One of the more interesting fantasies marketed by the Biden campaign was (and remains) that President-elect … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative State, Equality act, First amendment, Joe Biden, religious freedom
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A Supposed Return to “Normalcy”
President-elect Joe Biden won the race by running a determined campaign that focused exclusively on an indisputable fact. Joe Biden is not Donald Trump. To which the voters responded by giving Trump the heave-ho while cutting into the Democratic majority … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Blasey Ford, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Maxine Waters, Xavier Becarra
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Too Much Democracy?
As the 116th Congress draws to a close, we must confront the fact that a large majority—64%—of the Republican Congressional caucus signed on to an amicus brief siding with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking to bar Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania … Continue reading
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Sore Loser
On Friday evening the Supreme Court refused to hear the case brought by Texas’s Attorney General and joined by 18 additional Attorney’s General, all of whom are Republicans. The plaintiffs in the case sought to have the Court throw out … Continue reading
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Tagged Alito, Donald Trump, election 2020, Ken Paxton, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, Thomas
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