Monthly Archives: January 2017

François Fillon

During the second round of Presidential elections in France, it is likely (at this point in time) that a coalition led by center-right candidate François Fillon will defeat Marine La Pen. In The University Bookman, Eamon Moynihan (whom we might … Continue reading

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The Resurrection of Sinclair Lewis

Don’t let its tongue in cheek nature fool you. “4 Sinclair Lewis Novels More Relevant Than ‘It Can’t Happen Here’” is an article published not in The Nation, nor in The Huffington Post, but in… The Weekly Standard: Hot on … Continue reading

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The Case for “Intervention Bankruptcy”

‘When Cities Are at the Financial Brink: The Case for “Intervention Bankruptcy”’ is a report by two Manhattan Institute scholars. ABSTRACT: Many local governments today are on the verge of insolvency. Prominent examples include Atlantic City, New Jersey; the Chicago … Continue reading

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Slayer & Trump

Slayer’s Tom Araya posts this photo to his Instagram. Troll war in the comments ensues. Believe it or not this picture was posted by me Tom Araya on 1/20 cause I thought it was funny … I was amazed at … Continue reading

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Against The Ban

I love this argument: If we ban Muslims, they will then hate us more and we will create more terrorists, which essentially translates into: “Muslims are so psychologically unstable, that banning their entry into the U.S. will cause them to … Continue reading

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The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard

“The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard” is a book published way back in 2012 (before the NYT launched World War T). About the Authors: Tom Léger and Riley MacLeod have been writing together and fostering space for transgender … Continue reading

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1995: Democrats on Illegal Immigration

From Bill Clinton’s 1985 State of the Union Address. What happened? Why have they changed so radically? Political correctness and it’s political corollary, identity politics, that’s all.

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NYT: 1/30/17

Throughout the Left, the ‘American-Flag-as-Islamic-Headscarf’ thing is really taking off as a meme:

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Trump Tweets the Classics

Occasionally, The New Yorker is good for something. There are some creepy and bizarre digs in some of the imagined tweets, but among the actual funny imagined tweets in “Trump Tweets the Classics” are: @realDonaldTrump Weak Hamlet should stop moaning … Continue reading

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Sunday Afternoon

What a glorious Sunday. Collectively, The Cathedral is freaking out about Der Trumpenfuhrer’s recent Executive Orders. Chuck Schumer cries about one of them: Tim Kaine accuses President Trump of Holocaust Denial, saying the following on Meet The Press this morning: … Continue reading

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