Author: BooMan

The Progressive Divide

Something my colleague David Atkins wrote this morning at the Washington Monthly jarred something in my head and made me realize that a history lesson is in order. Atkins was discussing the disruption of a Bernie Sanders rally...

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Trump Calls Erickson a Deviant Insider Loser

This is quite possibly the best thing ever. From the Trump campaign: Mr. Trump made Megyn Kelly look really bad — she was a mess with her anger and totally caught off guard. Mr. Trump said “blood was coming out of her eyes and...

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There’s a Damsel in Distress!

I have to get the boy ready for a birthday party so I can’t give this the treatment it deserves right now. But what everyone is talking about today is Donald Trump’s suggestion that Megyn Kelly was menstruating...

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Trolling is Fun

The best thing about Donald Trump is that it doesn’t make the slightest difference whether he is, or isn’t, a mole in the Republican Party planted by Bill Clinton. The effect is the exact same, either...

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Did Schumer Put Senate Position in Jeopardy?

Personally, I do not like to reduce politicians’ support or lack of support for Israel to their personal religious beliefs or heritage, and I am only somewhat less reluctant to explain their behavior simply by looking at...

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