Sure, but follow it where? There may have been a time when scientists were objective thinking machines, like Dr. Spock. No biases, just rationality: follow the facts wherever they lead. If there was ever such a golden age, it…
Friends from around the country have asked me how Tim Walz could possibly think he could win a third term, with perhaps the worst record of any governor in American history, topped off with the $10 billion (my conservative…
The adage holds that if you rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on the support of Paul. For a long time–during the 1980s, for example–I thought this saying was too cynical. There were lots of Americans who didn’t…
From The Hill newspaper, A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered the release of the 5-year-old boy and father who were transported to a detention center in the state amid the Trump administration’s immigration…
NOW a warning? The lead headline on The Hill right now, Minnesota standoff with Trump administration stokes fears of civil war. The article reads like it should have been written at least a month ago. The Hill quotes…
For decades, Europe’s NATO countries were largely free riders when it came to national defense. The United States mostly bore the burden of defending all NATO members against the Russians and whatever other threats might…
News from Washington: the “shutdown” has been kicked down the road for two more weeks. From Politico, Senate passes $1.2T government funding deal — but a brief shutdown is certain. The “T” stands for “trillion.” If the U.S.…
Judge Kate Menendez has denied the motion of plaintiffs State of Minnesota et al. for a preliminary injunction shutting down Operation Metro Surge on the ground of unconstitutionality. Her 30-page order is posted online here.…
No, not Tom Homan. He’s here to stay. I’m speaking of Bruce Springsteen, who interrupted his dotage to appear on the historic stage at First Avenue to add his voice in protest against the enforcement of America’s immigration…
Minnesota’s DFL Party has stirred up anti-ICE hysteria in part to deflect attention from the frauds that have made Minnesota the nation’s most corrupt state. But the immigration enforcement surge will soon be behind us, and…
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