The Politics of Personal Destruction Redux
For the past few weeks, many, if not most Americans have watched the destruction of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s reputation with horror and dismay. But for […]
Big Media
How the GOP Could Be the Party of Responsible Tech
The veil separating Google’s inner workings from the outside world recently slipped again with revelations that the company discussed “tweaking” its search engine to help […]
Are We All Prisoners of Facebook?
Some people run afoul of Facebook’s rules and find themselves locked out of their accounts for a few hours or a few weeks. They call […]
Democrat Bloodlust Has Energized Republicans
Over and over again I have heard from people outside of politics and the media, but all over the political spectrum, about their extreme distaste […]
America’s Aimless ‘Accusatocracy’
Everyone knows that the entire Christine Blasey Ford challenge to Judge Brett Kavanaugh is nonsense. Her identified witnesses have deserted her. She can’t remember any […]
The Suicidal Sanctimony of Phony Conservatives
Christine Blasey Ford made scurrilous accusations against Brett Kavanaugh for actions she claims occurred nearly 35 years ago when they were both minors. Both Judge […]
Character Assassins in the Fake News Media
When Donald Trump refers to the anti-Trump media—CNN, MSNBC and network television—as “fake news,” his description is not only accurate but welcome: finally, a conservative […]
Resisting #TheResistance
If the recent generic ballots tell us anything, it is that the Republican establishment should stop trying to run generic Republicans as candidates. The GOP […]
The One True Puerto Rico Death Toll and Other Fictions
How many people died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria? From news accounts, we know the exact number: 48. I mean 64. […]
Ladies, We Don’t Need To Be Part of Your Group Therapy
Do we really have to be here for this? By “we,” I mean America. And by “this,” I mean some form of forced group therapy […]
Media Continues Its Slow Suicide
After reviewing last week’s news coverage, I would encourage President Trump to come up with a more accurate taunt than “fake news.” Maybe “garbage news.” […]
The New Refuge of Scoundrels
Just when observers had concluded the desperate progressive opposition to Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court could not stoop much lower, it most […]
Yellow Journalism of Bob Woodward and the New York Times
It takes no time at all. You listen to Bob Woodward’s halting speech. You read his lumpen prose, and you get right away what undergirds […]
Trump, Scientism, and Puerto Rico
With Hurricane Florence churning over the Carolinas, the media seems to be licking its lips in anticipation of President Trump’s “Katrina moment.” Trump isn’t playing […]
Hurricanes, Death Tolls, and Trump
It’s Hurricane Katrina all over again. Since the election of climate denier Donald Trump, the politicization of major hurricanes—along with a torrent of hysterical news […]
Media Needs to Stop Hiring Young Know-Nothings
The American news media is quick to blame President Trump for their current woes, but they have no one to blame but themselves. A revealing […]
Pop Guns On the Left Don’t Hit Their Target
Donald Trump’s enemies opened their offensive to win the midterm elections with the fortuitous McCain posthumous suicide of using his lengthy obsequies to sandbag the […]
How Facebook Policy Hinders Political Speech
Like many who use social media and have concerns about privacy, data breaches, and viewpoint discrimination, I closely followed the testimony of Facebook Chief Operating […]
Who Elected You, Steady State?
The New York Times’ Anonymous, proud to be saving the country from the president he is sworn to serve, dismisses fears of an unaccountable “deep […]
Christopher Steele: International Man of Mystery
Who exactly is Christopher Steele? The answer depends on who you ask. According to our media overlords, he is simply a former British spy, well-regarded […]