Fincher vs. Civilization in The Killer
The Killer is calculated for quiet barbarism threatening to normalize inhumanity. Fincher’s rejection of The Smiths aims to destroy the band’s great contributions to civilization. This anti-art horror ...
Joe Rogan Says Harris Campaign Barred Discussion of Marijuana Legalization as Condition for Interview
Rogan thought it was ‘hilarious’ Harris didn’t want to talk about legalizing marijuana, given her prosecutorial record.
Will Trump Pursue Bonkers Plan to Adjourn Both Houses of Congress? [REVISED]
I’ve been hearing of a crazy plan in which Donald Trump would exercise his authority to adjourn both Houses of Congress so that he could recess-appoint his Cabinet officials.
‘Why the Federalist Society Has Been a Great Success’
That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, timed with today’s opening of the Federalist Society’s annual lawyers convention.
Trump Prepares a Pentagon Plucking Committee
The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Trump transition team is drafting an executive order to "create a board to purge general officers." Such a board, the article's subhead warned, "could ...
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Joe Biden Ensured That the Democrats Were Dead before the Ship Even Sank
Biden’s Arrogance Destroyed His Party It’s an obvious truth — already a commonplace — that Joe Biden deserves an enormous portion of the blame for Kamala Harris’s failure last Tuesday; the only debate ...
The ‘It Turns Out’ Election
According to the exit polls, Trump won 45 percent of the women’s vote overall, 53 percent of white women, 38 percent of Latino women, 37 percent of women from age 18 to 29, 43 percent of women age 30 ...
December 2 Shaping Up as Jack Smith’s End Game
New signs that the special counsel is poised to end his Florida case against the president-elect, just as he is winding down his Trump case in Washington.
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Neil Armstrong’s Forgotten First Space Flight
Can a Second Trump Term Quell Wokeness? Could We Actually Care about Women? A Faulty Attempt to Interrogate Roald Dahl on Stage A Perfect Cake for Fall or Winter If Gemini 8 had failed, NASA would ...
The Ethics Hysterics Are Back
The ethical industrial complex is mobilizing in opposition to Donald Trump’s decision to tap entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a commission.
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 13
Days after Ronald Reagan has defeated Jimmy Carter in his bid for re-election and after Republicans have won control of the incoming Senate, President Carter nominates Stephen G. Breyer, then ...