A remedial explanation for Jonah Goldberg.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
The Tyrannical States
Bob Zimmerman is not happy (to put it mildly).
Legally, it’s not really martial law, which is when the military literally takes over, but it’s certainly multiple violations of the Bill of Rights.
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One way to improve the lockdown; stop being hypocritical tyrants.
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South Dakota has a governor who is behaving responsibly, so the WaPo decided to smear her, because she’s (you know) a Republican.
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No, Raleigh police, protesting is in fact not a “non-essential activity.”
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Note the comment at Bob Zimmerman’s post about the New Jersey dance instructor teaching on line alone in her studio, who was ordered to stop by the police, because she was “working.” Apparently, the state wants to make it illegal to earn a living, regardless of risk level.
Obama’s Endorsement Of Biden
…is comedy gold.
The Coronavirus Commies
…censored.
This is great.
James Comey
…should apologize.
A lot of people should, but they won’t. What hacks both he and Mueller turned out to be. It’s frightening that people like this can rise to the head of such a powerful agency.
Liberal-Arts Degrees
…renamed “Non-Essential-Worker degrees.”
If colleges owe students refunds, it’s not because of the pandemic; it’s because they’ve abandoned their role as places of learning.
Trust The “Experts”
Public health authorities have failed us at every level, and the powerful people who were catastrophically wrong about China.
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The long hard road to decoupling from China. We cannot have globalization with countries that do not share our values of liberty and individualism. But we should more strongly embrace the China that works: Taiwan.
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A bipartisan call for WHO to make Taiwan a member. That of course begs the question that WHO is an organization even worthy of our funding.
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The massive failure of the federal government in the pandemic argues against Medicare for all.
Food Shortages Soon?
I’ve been concerned about this for a while. It shows how fragile our infrastructure is. And it’s why proposals like Zeke Emanuel’s to continue it for over a year is societal suicide.
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Related: The coronavirus is revealing our technology blunders.
How To Escape House Arrest
Apollo 13, And Commercial Crew
I did a Twitter thread.