A state-by-state compilation of virus restrictions leads Daniel Henninger in the WSJ to conclude: Put it this way: There are exceptions, but if you want to live in a state without authoritarian impulses, your best bet is to move red. From March (Key West shut down on St. Patrick’s Day), when the Coronavirus was in […]
What It Means to Be Woke
The first requirement on the road to wokeness is the refusal to acknowledge the real world, as it exists. Francis Menton, aka the Manhattan Contrarian, explains, “You must pretend that the world is something else, something immediately transformable into a fantasy of perfection through coercive collective action.” You also must firmly close your eyes to […]
Goya Foods Awards AOC “Employee of the Month”
Remember earlier this year when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), supported a boycott of Goya Foods after CEO Robert Unanue visited the Trump White House as part of a Hispanic Prosperity Initiative? Prominent leftist Hispanics including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and “Hamilton” playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, rounded on Mr. Unanue for his praise of Mr. Trump, urging […]
A Referendum on Donald Trump
Why would wealthy Americans choose Joe Biden, a traditional liberal Democrat who stands on an outright socialist program, over Donald Trump, a tax-cutting fellow billionaire who provided an immense non-inflationary economic boom? Conrad Black in American Greatness also questions why, if 56% of voters have said they are better off now with Trump than they […]
RIP Chuck Yeager, the Right Stuff
Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot, died on Monday night at the age of 97. Born in 1923 in West Virginia, Yeager, son of a coal miner and gas driller, embodied the American spirit. From The Federalist: The magnitude of (Yeager’s) heroics is impossible to summarize succinctly. After enlisting in 1941, Yeager served as a fighter […]
Ground Breaking Peace in the Middle East
During a talk at the Brookings Institution, John Kerry, then secretary of state for the Obama administration, stated, “Palestinian peace was a precondition for Israel to make peace with its Arab neighbors,” as reported by the WSJ. According to John Kerry: There will be no separate peace between Israel and the Arab world. I want […]
Nancy Pelosi’s Two Biggest Nightmares
Although Nicole Malliotakis and Michelle Steel are 25 years in age apart, they have much in common and offer a glimmer of hope for those who think half the country has lost its collective mind: Each is a Republican freshman Each won election to the House for the first time Each ousted an incumbent Democrat […]
Another Plateful from the French Laundry
San Fran’s Mayor London Breed is following Governor Gavin Newsom’s footsteps. Recently Ms. Breed attended an indoor birthday party along with eight others at the celebrated French Laundry in Napa. Three days later, the SF mayor banned indoor dining, saying, “I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that everyone act responsibly to reduce the […]
Denmark’s Randomized Controlled Study of Facemasks
Originally posted November 20, 2020. At last, there is properly rigorous scientific research we can rely on in the age of Coronavirus. Evidence shows that wearing masks in communities does not significantly reduce the rates of infection. On Wednesday, the Denmask-19 Trial, a long-delayed trial from Denmark, was finally published. The study from last spring […]
RIP Walter E. Williams
Economist Walter Williams died on Wednesday after teaching his final class at George Mason University on Tuesday. Mr. Williams, 84, was “born in poverty raised by a single mother in the projects of North Philadelphia, a college drop-out, he overcame all types of adversity to become a nationally renowned professor, economist and columnist,” according to […]
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