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Outro
What is your ‘Obama Moment’? Such is the rhetorical setup for this 5-minute video hagiography of The One, produced (presumably with taxpayers’ money) by WH.gov/farewell. This guy’s narcissism has no bounds. It’s a diverse cast and, for a President who … Continue reading
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BO: “I’m Fine With That”
The Organizer is ramping up his Alinskyite, community organizing chops, something we can expect him to do intensely for the next 4 years: President Obama said Sunday that he’s OK with Republicans making changes to his Affordable Care Act and … Continue reading
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New Yorker: “Intellectuals For Trump”
In The New Yorker today, we have “Intellectuals for Trump”, which is largely a profile of Publius Decius Mus, who’s “secure borders, economic nationalism, interests-based foreign policy” platform fueled the most talked about political essay of 2016. The New Yorker … Continue reading
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Ford’s “Vote of Confidence” in Trump
Today is a busy news day. While the Me-Again story and GOP flip-flop on the Ethics Committee rules will dominate the news, this should be the lead story: Ford will build a plant in Michigan instead of Mexico as a … Continue reading
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Pat Condell
I forgot how great this guy is (it’s been years since I last checked him out). I’ve linked to him to the ‘Radio, Podcasts, & Video’ links on the bottom right.
Posted in Alt-Right, Europe, Immigration
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Bogeyman Militia
From Reuters: PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday warned against the risks of rising nationalism in his last New Year address ahead of the election of his successor next spring. Hollande, who said this month he would … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Der Trumpenfuhrer
Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2016
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NYT Mentions “The Flight 93 Election”
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
The Death of Clintonism & The Dying (?) of the Democratic Party
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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The Libertarian Bubble
Some 20+ years ago, I was a Marxist. Then, some 15+ years ago, I became a libertarian. In terms of domestic political issues (e.g., welfare), it’s empirical weight was like a light-switch, and as a political philosophy it’s theoretical consistency … Continue reading
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