Daily Archives: December 30, 2016

BLM: Painterly Edition

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Max West

From the Independent Journal Review: A piece of art depicting police officers as pigs with guns terrorizing a black neighborhood is currently displayed proudly inside our nation’s Capitol. The untitled artwork, which supposedly symbolizes the unrest that followed the fatal … Continue reading →

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Introspection at The New Yorker

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Max West

It’s nice to witness the seriousness and diligence with which the New Yorker crowd reassesses its smugness towards Middle America. On the current ‘Most Popular’ list of New Yorker pieces are two parody columns by the one-note (i.e., conservatives are … Continue reading →

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NYT Mentions “The Flight 93 Election”

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Max West

The useless David Brooks has done something useful today be (at least) mentioning one of the most important essays of the past year: The economist Tyler Cowen of the Marginal Revolution blog excellently suggested that I include a pro-Trump essay, … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Border War

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Max West

Here we go. Time to gear up! From Bloomberg News: Donald Trump’s pledges to deport undocumented immigrants and build a U.S.-Mexico border wall helped fuel Republicans’ surprising election victories, but they now face growing challenges from fellow party members. Three Republican … Continue reading →

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The Death of Clintonism & The Dying (?) of the Democratic Party

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Max West

The Democratic Party’s quadrupling down on political correctness and identity politics will not be without consequences in future elections. For example, Pew research shows some striking disparities among religiously-affiliated voters: In The Atlantic, we have “Democrats Have a Religion Problem”, the subtitle … Continue reading →

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