Idiotic Theories and Your Rights Trump’s infamous attorney general, Bill Barr, is an enthusiastic proponent of the radical “unitary executive theory.” He promoted it in his 19-page suck-up application to be Trump’s suck-up AG. Jeffrey Clark, the mental lightweight DOJ supporter of Trump’s attempt to make himself Permanent Emperor of the United States, is also… [read more]
What Art Friedson Has On His Mind
Here’s a guest essay, a wonderful post from Art Friedson from the June 23 NKC Occasional Update, reprinted with permission of the author. What Art Friedson Has On His Mind . One of the great mysteries of life is how Joe Biden can be polling so low on favorable/unfavorable, and even more so, on his… [read more]
Potpourri v20.0
Read to the end for some fun. Bang-Bang Have a look at this Everytown graphic: Is that something we should be proud of? Perhaps we should be chanting, “We’re number one!” Because with over 20,000 dead and 320 mass shootings already this year, it occurs to me that I may have missed the change in… [read more]
A Correction and Winning Elections
Correction In my June 7 post I made a claim about Antifa that promoted discussion. I wrote, There is no “woke.” . That’s just a label used inflame the base, much like they use the label “Antifa.” The panderers like to call out Antifa as though it is an invading army, a threat to our… [read more]
Complacency
Caution: Offensive and Crude Language There is an old series of hateful tropes passed along as jokes designed to embolden and inflame the already hateful and to attract new, impressionable recruits. They attack people they see as unworthy and make them an object of scorn. The oldest hatred – thousands of years of it –… [read more]
I’m Sorry
I’m sorry that Republican legislators are so angry and that they hate the Constitution, our laws and America itself so terribly that they are calling for angry, radical people to make violence on our citizens and on our nation. I’m sorry that angry people are threatening to kill Merrick Garland’s wife and children and Jack… [read more]
The Indictment of the Century – Until the Next One
We are being cautioned that the indictment of a former president and presidential candidate is a dark and serious moment in American history. I agree with the serious part, but this is a moment of light, not dark. It is a time of cleansing sunshine and I just can’t stop smiling. This is a joyous… [read more]
The Problem Isn’t Woke
“Florida is where woke goes to die.” Governor Ron DeSantis, (R-Cruelty) loves to say that in his devoid-of-personality way. It’s obvious that it tickles him to declare stupid things that elicit favor from the base. He seems to revel in encouraging exclusion, intimidation and authoritarian, anti-American behavior. He knows what makes him happy. I tuned… [read more]
The Canary plus The Good Old Days
This Is a Get Smarter Opportunity We are sometimes given a gift – a chance to see into the future, if only we will look at what is before us. That’s what we have right now. You’ve heard of the many democracy, freedom and rights abuses Ron DeSantis and his rubber stamp Republican Florida legislature… [read more]
Thugocracy
In a stunning cave-in to thugs, Target, the retail department store, chickened out and pulled some of its LGBTQ-friendly merchandise from its shelves. The company has been offering such things for 10 years, typically in June, which is Pride Month. But stores have received threats of violence from LGBTQ haters, which puts both employees and… [read more]
