The Wall Street Journal’s Catherine Lucey and Andrew Restuccia report: President Trump pushed governors to get tough on violent protesters in cities around the U.S. in a conference call Monday, saying, “most of you are weak.” As always, the President can be rude and direct, but no doubt he was speaking for many of the governors’ […]
Archives for June 2020
America’s Bravest Protect Our Cities, Blue State Politicians Let ‘em Burn
While America’s bravest protect our cities, blue state politicians let ‘em burn. Last night on his primetime Fox News show, Tucker Carlson called out blue state politicians for abandoning their constituents as rioters, looters, and murderers took to the streets. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com In Philadelphia, looters tried to rob the wrong store. […]
Minneapolis Is a Failure of Liberalism
Pat Buchanan writes on his blog, Buchanan.org (abridged): On the fifth night of rioting, looting and arson in Minneapolis, the criminal elements were driven from the streets. By whom? By the same cops who had been the constant objects of media derision and mob hatred. Without the thin blue line, far larger sectors of dozens […]
No Choice but to Protect What’s Theirs
The owners of Corbo’s Bakery in Cleveland stopped rioters from destroying their property by meeting them at the door, armed. The Blaze reports “Bakery co-owner Selena Corbo told WOIO-TV she supports the protesters’ cause but not violence or destruction of property — and that her family had no choice but to protect what’s theirs.” Dave Urbanksi […]
Greetings from Peaceful Beaufort, South Carolina
Just Take a Look at Who Runs Minneapolis, and Minnesota
In The American Spectator, Rabbi Dov Fischer asks Americans to look at who is actually running the city of Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota. He writes (abridged): I am a big “Blue Lives Matter” guy. I love the police, and I love first-responders. Nevertheless, I have encountered bad apples, too. I have met cops […]
Who Will Protect the Burning ‘Hoods and Minority Victims?
When black communities are abandoned as police forces retreat, homicides and felonies spike in succeeding months, Roland Fryer, a Harvard economists, told WSJ columnist Jason Riley last week in a Manhattan Institute video. It’s costing black lives. That pains me and no one is talking about it. When police retreat from policing, there are consequences […]
Twitter and the other Tech Giants Are a Cancer on Our Body Politick
In The Federalist, John Daniel Davidson supports removing the protections that have allowed Twitter and Facebook to become unaccountable mega-corporations. He writes (abridged): Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was passed in 1996, back when Congress was grappling with new technology and trying to make the internet as open as possible. Harsanyi (David at […]
Amy Klobuchar: Ass of the Week
Senator Amy Klobuchar is Richardcyoung.com’s Ass of the Week. After making an appearance near the top of Joe Biden’s list of possible VP picks, Klobuchar has fallen from grace. John McCormack writes in National Review: As Minneapolis burned this week, so too did Amy Klobuchar’s prospects of becoming Joe Biden’s running mate. Just six weeks ago, […]
Harley-Davidson in Transition, Probably a Takeover Target
Debbie and I have put over 100,000 miles on our Harleys riding across the United States and Canada. My riding days are behind me, but as a devotee, I keep an eye on Harley’s business, as I have for years. If you’re one of my long-time readers, you know Harley was Young Research’s stock of […]