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Jill Biden clutters up the White House lawn with those giant hearts again
She did it again. Jill Biden decorated the lawn of the White House with giant cut-outs of hearts and the Biden family pets, Commander, the German Shepherd, and Willow, the cat. The theme this year is “Reach Out with Open…
Collusion: Looking back on the media’s Russia narrative – part three
Once again I'm diving in to Jeff Gerth's massive Columbia Journalism Review story on the media's roll in creating the Trump-Russia collusion narrative. Gerth's 24,000 word piece is broken into four parts…
Cruz: I’m running in 2024 … for the Senate
Does this count as a demurral for the presidential sweepstakes? Or is Ted Cruz simply playing coy? CNN's Manu Raju reported earlier today on a brief exchange between the 2016 runner-up and reporter Ted Barrett:Read More
Violent threats are A-OK–when directed at conservatives
I know, I know. Without double standards, leftists would have no standards at all.Read More
Why is everyone so nasty about that nice Italian lady?
Giorgia Meloni, the relatively new prime minister of Italy, sure has the press in a lather...still. They'd worked themselves into a frenzy at the thought of her possibly getting elected...Read More
NATO would run out of ammo “in days” in a war with Russia
This winter, NATO ordered a survey of the current ammunition stockpiles held by all of its member nations. That was completed last week and the news is far from encouraging. One European diplomat who reviewed the study was…
Abbott promises a ban on transgender athletes this year
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is in the camp of elected officials fighting against transgender athletes competing in collegiate sports. The Texas Legislature is in session and Abbott pledged it will soon pass a law requiring…
College education required for child care in Washington DC
The D.C. Court of Appeals just upheld a Washington D.C. law that will require that workers providing pre-K child care have at least an Associate's Degree to provide child care in the city.Read More
Michelle Goldberg: This left-leaning college shutting down an art show is bad news
Because I've been reading her columns for a number of years I can tell you this isn't the first time Michelle Goldberg has said something sensible about cancel culture. In fact, back in the summer of 2020 when BLM…
EV fEVer fervor will EVentually EVolve into destroying EVerything we love
Nothing about this madness, this headlong rush into the EV/renewable abyss is adding up. Without our consent, we are being permanently decoupled from reliable sources of electricity before having even brought online enough…