Eight years ago, when Barack Obama had just taken the Presidential oath of office, I wrote that it was "The Highpoint of the Obama Presidency," and I see no reason not to say just about the same thing about the Trump Presidency today.As the most populist presidential candidate in a long time, Trump's supporters have been projecting their hopes and dreams onto him for almost … [Read more...] about The Highpoint of the Trump Presidency
Whither Windypundit?
Regular readers may know that I bought a house back in June and moved out to the suburbs, where we're still getting used to a new way of living. Our condo needed a bit of work before we could sell it, but we finally got it ready and on the market in September, and we closed on the sale last month.That brings me to a disturbing question: Since Chicago is "the windy city" and … [Read more...] about Whither Windypundit?
Embrace the Genocide!
I have no idea what Drexel University associate professor George Ciccariello-Maher meant when he tweeted this:And, really, like Robby Soave at Reason, I didn't much care what he meant. A college professor who teaches "Radical Studies" said something crazy? That's about as dog-bites-man as it gets. I thought we should all just point and laugh and move on.But … [Read more...] about Embrace the Genocide!
The Mythical California Problem
Now that we've had a second recent election in which the candidate who won the popular vote ended up losing the electoral vote, lots of people are talking about getting rid of the Electoral College. My gut feeling is that it would be a good idea, because it seems like an unnecessary complication that violates the one person, one vote principle, but I'm willing to be persuaded. … [Read more...] about The Mythical California Problem
What Are the Magic Words?
Over at Simple Justice, Scott Greenfield is lamenting the fact that courts are requiring criminal suspects to leap ever higher obstacles to invoke their rights when being questioned by police. Roland didn’t invoke when he said, “I ain’t signing shit without my attorney”? To successfully invoke the right to counsel, the suspect’s desire to have an attorney present during his … [Read more...] about What Are the Magic Words?