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Globalism lays an egg. Why?
As unprecedentedly awful as America’s politics are right now, in one way, we’re perfectly normal, because we’re just like everyone else. The monumental disarray of our Republican and Democratic parties is perfectly mirrored in the UK by the Conservatives and Laborites. Donald Trump and Boris Johnson could be twins. The specter haunting Europe these days…
Alan Vanneman won’t shut up about Paul Ryan
Well, I won’t. I won’t, because I now have a theory to justify my bombast. For months—nay, years—I have been berating the mainstream media for its continuing Paulie worship (catch up on all the bombast right here). Well, now that the scales have been falling from some eyes, thanks to Paulie’s continuing embrace of Donald…
Paul Ryan a total whore, liberal media is shocked to discover
It is shocking, isn’t it? Young, slender, matinee idol handsome—and smart!—Paul Ryan is in fact a total whore, as the New York Times editorial page—liberal media personified—is shocked to discover, though the Times prefers “weak opportunist”. Even the battle-hardened Weekly Standard was startled by Paulie’s “surprisingly enthusiastic” suck-up to the Donald. It’s the Times, of…
Paul Ryan says he wants to end poverty. He doesn’t. He wants to end government spending on poverty
The public image of poor Lyin’ Paulie Ryan has taken a bit of a beating these days, as Ryan worshippers have to explain why a man who supports the White House aspirations of a man who makes racist statements is still a saint. So they’ve got a new rap: Sure, he supports Donald Trump, but…
Jay Nordlinger takes a hike
The National Review’s Jay Nordlinger has pretty much made a career out of being a right-wing prick. But when a little prick meets a colossal prick, it seems, the little prick takes a hike. Actually, Jay takes his farewell to the GOP in a pretty impressive, not at all pricky, farewell titled #ExGOP, explaining exactly…
Left and Right: The Ugliness of the Antipodes
Extremism on both the left and right have emerged with startling immediacy and intensity this year, as an entirely unintended result of the presidential primary process, which was largely “intended” to produce a near re-match of both the 1992 and 2000 elections, featuring Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. Apparently, that was just too goddamn boring…
Ragin’ Republicans: Rich Lowry explains why it’s wrong to criticize Republicans for supporting a moral idiot
It’s all the Establishment’s fault, Rich explains: “Few politicians in memory have so powerfully tapped into and expressed the conservative id, which has long yearned for a Republican politician willing to heap the verbal abuse on the Clintons and, especially, on the media that they so manifestly deserve. “Except on cable and talk radio, the…
Wall Street Journal editor in chief “reminds” reporters to be fair to Trump (but not, presumably, Clinton or Sanders)
Over at Politico, Joe Pompeo writes that Wall Street Journal editor in chief Gerry Baker saw fit to “remind” his editors to be “fair” to Donald Trump. And indeed we should be fair to Donald. We shouldn’t forget that he rose to prominence by promising to build a “great wall” between the U.S. and Mexico…
Charles Murray, cutting to the chase
I have never written about Charles Murray without the most overt of sneers.1 Well, that has to change, because Charles, writing in the National Review, has just nailed the best right-wing take-down of Donald Trump I’ve ever read, “Why ‘Hillary is even worse’ doesn’t cut it”. Sample quotes: “In my view, Donald Trump is unfit…