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August 2020

August 18, 2020

The Mailbox Hoax

You know what I mean: the claims by the Left that the federal government is,...

June 2020

June 26, 2020

Can we — should we — pray for Trump?

Sometimes I write about politics. Sometimes I have things I want to say that I...

August 2019

August 15, 2019

Is Trump really causing premature births?

The one-word answer is "no." The three-word version, "eh, probably not." And for more words...

May 2019

May 07, 2019

Why I don’t care about Trump’s tax return

The Democrats are going after Trump's tax returns. In the first place, the House Ways...

January 2019

January 19, 2019

Reports are swirling that Trump is planning on proposing a DACA/TPS extension in exchange for...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

Do you want to talk about Trump?

Personally, I just want the whole thing to go away. Does Trump's refusal to condemn...

January 2018

January 11, 2018

Sh**hole hypocrisy

In the news: "Trump derides protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries," at the Washington Post....

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Jane’s Three-Step Guide to Surviving Trumpism

Step 1: Lower your expectations. Still upset with Trump? Still fuming about his claim, for...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

The only winning move is not to play

What does that quote from Wargames have to do with Trump, and his loony press...

June 2017

June 14, 2017

On Trump Derangement Syndrome

It's time to stop. It's time to acknowledge that your political opponents are not Evil...

June 12, 2017

The Attorney Generals’ Unserious Crusade

The Washington Post reports today that Attorneys general for the District of Columbia [Karl A....

June 08, 2017

Comey hearing open thread

I'm just not paying any attention to this. Yeah, I know, I should be, but...

June 02, 2017

Climate, Culture, Principles, And “In the Company of Syria”

We want an Agreement, a Treaty, to have a clear path, a practical impact, and...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

How Does a Pope Greet a President?

A part of our contemporary American culture is that one smiles for photographs or upon...

May 24, 2017

The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad budget “cuts”

Yes, you've heard by now: Trumps' budget cuts government spending for the needy and will...

May 01, 2017

Hold the mocking on the Civil War . . . Trump isn’t as wrong as you think he is

In the news today, President Trump said that Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil...

March 2017

March 01, 2017

Fact-checking the fact-checkers

It did not take long for the AP to put out its fact-check of Trump's...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Trump predictions?

Yeah, let's play this game: what will Trump say tonight? In fact, let's do this...

February 19, 2017

Week 4: The Flynn leaks, and, when do the ends justify the means?

I'm starting to think that I'll write one Trump post per week (and this counts...

February 08, 2017

Week 3 – the crazy continues

I admit I'm still not used to the idea of Donald Trump as president. It...

January 2017

January 28, 2017

Trump’s “Muslim Ban” executive order: the good, the bad, and the ugly

So Trump's big "extreme vetting" executive order was signed yesterday, and I've been waiting for...

January 26, 2017

Week 1 (so far): The Executive Orders

So now it's the turn of the Democrats to say, "if you didn't like Obama's...

January 22, 2017

An “America First” hypothetical

What does "never again" mean? We use this phrase to signal a determination not to...

January 22, 2017

A tale of two speeches

Point #1: Obama's inaugural speech was written by a professional speechwriter, Jon Favreau. A very...

January 21, 2017

The “women’s march” is global, apparently

And I find it distasteful. Sorry, but I do. This is, above all, an anti-Trump...

January 15, 2017

Open forum: your predictions, please!

On the Saturday following Inauguration Day, protests are planned for not just Washington D.C., but a...

January 11, 2017

Who wants to talk about the latest Trump “-gate”?

Not me. I'm behind in work at my day job. But here's a link to...

December 2016

December 10, 2016

Commies! Commies under the bed!

The latest report, from all the usual news sources, is that the CIA believes that...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

On Trump’s business dealings, the right answer isn’t clear

We've never had this situation before, have we? A president(-elect) who is simultaneously the owner...

October 2016

October 20, 2016

“I’ll keep you in suspense”: not as clever as he thinks!

So if you haven't done so already, please read my summary of last night's debate....