Canada hates us. Our former NATO allies no longer trust us. But at least we still have our good, old, 70-year ally in the Pacific, South Korea, providing us with a home base to stand as a bulwark against Chinese
No Allies On Either Side
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Trump’s “Aesthetics” Go Beyond Gold Doodads
It’s one thing to redecorate the Oval Office with garish gold doodads superglued to the walls and fireplace surround. It’s another to build a ballroom to rival the gaudy excesses of the Palace of Versailles, or to have gold gilt
Seaton: Fun With Social Media
People take social media way too seriously.
A few weeks ago I saw this young lady on one of my social media feeds in a great deal of distress over her neighbors. If her post was to be believed, some
The Name That Must Be Added
Judge Christopher Cooper held that Congress, and only Congress, can change the name of the Kennedy Center. The Kennedy Center Board, comprised of Trump sycophants, cronies and, as chairman, Trump, after being forced to remove Trump’s name above that of
The Sound Of Silencers
It might seem counterintuitive, but when Congress eliminated the $200 registration fee under the 1934 National Firearms Act for the registration of suppressors and short-barreled rifles, it rendered the law unconstitutional. So held Judge Jimmy Hendrix*, and the government
But For Video: Another Official Lie Exposed By Dashcam
She’s unnamed, but described in twits as being a wife, mother and born and raised “near Bailey’s Crossroads in Northern Virginia.” That didn’t stop an unnamed and masked ICE agent from pointing his weapon at her. The official DHS explanation
Tuesday Talk*: If Woke 1 Was “Crazy,” What About Woke 2?
Long time readers may recall a debate I had with Elie Mystal in the early days of what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez now calls “Woke 1.” This was before the murder of the George Floyd, before the riots in the street, before
Would Blanche Have Fired Archibald Cox?
On August 9th, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon resigned. Heather Cox Richardson does a good job of chronicling how it came to be that a break-in at the Watergate Complex to tap the telephones of the Democratic National Committee took
Without Standing, Who Stops The Damage?
At Volokh Conspiracy, Jon Adler makes a good, and deeply disturbing point.
If the Supreme Court does intervene, either on the interim docket or after argument, this case might present a good opportunity for the justices to revisit–and perhaps restrain–the
Seaton: Reflections On Sixth Grade
By the time you read this, my son will be starting his sixth grade year in school. It’s a new school for him so he gets a half day of orientation today and a half day Monday. The first full