In 1932, the two top presidential vote getters in Germany were Adolph Hitler (Nazi) and Ernst Thälmann (Communist). Well, Donald Trump is no nazi, and Bernie Sanders no communist, but it says a lot about the state of America that the Donald and the Bern are the two hottest acts in America these days. Incomes…
Joshua White Quintet—“Think of One”
Michael Dessen, trombone, Gavin Templeton. alto sax, Joshua White, piano, Hamilton Price, bass, Dan Schnelle, drums. At “98 Bottles”, San Diego, June 22, 2012 Posted by Joshua White
NR against Trump: He isn’t racist enough!
Unkind, I know, but scarcely inaccurate. Here are the National Review’s editors, dumping on Trump re immigration: “As for illegal immigration, Trump pledges to deport the 11 million illegals here in the United States, a herculean administrative and logistical task beyond the capacity of the federal government. Trump piles on the absurdity by saying he…
Charles Krauthammer truly surprises me, for a full ten column inches
Yes, he does. For ten column inches (maybe twelve!) the K-Man coolly and calmly rebuts every single criticism Republicans have made over the recent U.S./Iran prisoner swap. It’s too good to last, of course. Charlie quickly goes off an extended rant about the lifting of long-standing sanctions on Iran consequent to the nuclear deal and…
No, not that Avishai Cohen! This Avishai Cohen!
Two Avishai Cohens! One plays bass, the other one (this one) plays trumpet! Avishai is shown here with Yoni Zelnik, bass, and Jeff Ballard, drums, at the 2015 Tbilisi Jazz Festival. Catch up with this Avishai here!
Real reason why Jeb Bush is losing: George Bush
Over at Politico, Anna Palmer and Eli Stokols have a long piece quoting nearly two dozen anonymous Jebusite bigwigs and soreheads to the effect that Mike Murphy, the “sharp-witted, Twitter-obsessed veteran GOP ad man who runs Right to Rise” (the super PAC set up to make Bush III come to be), is responsible for flabby…
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here. “He died very happy.” Yep, that’s old C.J. Enigmatic to the end.” “He shorted Google.” “Well, the stonecutters loved him, even if no one else did.” “Inside it’s all hollow, hollow as the man himself.” “Halloween ’65. Harry and I did it right on top of…
Zany, rambling Jennifer Rubin, wakin’ up in the house that Krauthammer built
Hilarious, unself-conscious self-parody from Jennifer Rubin who denounces “zany, rambling” Sarah Palin and Donald Trump for being as kooky as, well, Jennifer Rubin. Like David Brooks, Sarah has decided that unscrupulous demogaguery is only a good thing when it helps the Republican establishment. Sorry, guys. You built the monster. You’ve always had blood on your…
Getting to Denmark: Turn left at the light, and read your Bible!
Francis Fukuyama, who did a pretty good job writing the history of the world from 10,000 BC to 1789 in his book The Origins of Political Order, and a not so great job writing its history from 1789 to the present in Political Order and Political Decay1, frequently talks about “getting to Denmark”—enjoying the benefits…
David Brooks, livin’ in the house that Krauthammer built
Establishment icon/piñata David Brooks, who surely was born with a “Kick Me Repeatedly, And With A Passion” sign on his broad rear end, has done it again, announcing that it is time for all good Republicans to come to the aid of their party and prevent that awful Donald Trump or that awful Ted Cruz…