Year: 2016

The Anti P.C. Police

The wingnuts are crying us a river: Conservative Republicans are worried that political correctness is creeping into their party. They point to the decision by a House committee to replace 50 state flags — including...

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Casual Observation

It appears that you can be a conservative in Hollywood and even go full Tea Bagger if you want. But there are limits, and this election season exceeded them. What’s really happened is that every excuse has been stripped...

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I Don’t Really Appreciate the NeverTrumpers

Jonathan Bernstein: Kevin Drum doubts whether #NeverTrump supporters will stick with their pledge. Fair enough, I guess, but in my view, those organizing against Trump deserve appreciation, not ridicule, even if they eventually...

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Media Is Ready to Grant Trump a Mulligan

If The Apprentice was basically a boardroom version of Survivor, then it shouldn’t surprise people that Donald Trump sees the Republican nominating contest as a game, and that he approaches the game the way a smart...

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