The 2022 Mid-terms

My prediction of Democratic underperformance was utterly wrong. Yes, the Democrats are likely to lose the House and perhaps the Senate, but the margin of GOP success was so limited as to make these results a defacto win. The GOP had hopes of a 30-40 seat pick-up;...

Insurrection and white privilege

I’ve seen arguments made that yesterday’s attack on the Capitol was an example of “white privilege.” I don’t think this is a good example of that. Consequences: 4 dead, 50+ arrested, and an active FBI search for other rioters. A sizable...

US Government hacked by Russia

Billions Spent on U.S. Defenses Failed to Detect Giant Russian Hack – The New York Times: Over the past few years, the United States government has spent tens of billions of dollars on cyberoffensive abilities, building a giant war room at Fort Meade, Md., for...

Revolutions and the Apocalypse

A conservative reviews the “Jericho March” and finds it disturbing. (Though “credit where it’s due: flogging a MyPillow discount between prayers for God to smite your enemies is the most American thing ever.”) The far right wing of...