After the death of Laquan McDonald (which for what it’s worth strikes me as being murder pure and simple, but this has no bearing on what I’m going to be talking about), the Mayor of Chicago created a task force, with the…
Jessica Mitford was born in a family of eccentric aristocrats in England related to Winston Churchill. Two of her sisters, Unity and Diana, became famous after they befriended Hitler during the 1930’s. Diana even married Oswald Mosley, the leader of the…
Megan McArdle, who is always excellent, wrote a great piece for the Denver Post. The points she makes, except for the fourth one (I obviously hadn’t anticipated Trump’s candidacy), are things I have been arguing for years. People use to think it…
Avant toute chose, je dois dire que, sur le fond, je me contrefous de cette histoire. Je pense que Fillon est, de très loin, le meilleur candidat. Par conséquent, en ce qui me concerne, j’aurais beau savoir qu’il passe ses nuits dehors à…
Ipsos recently did a poll for Reuters about Trump’s executive order, which I already discussed at length before, according to which, to the amazement of the sophisticates, a plurality of Americans agree with it. According to that poll, 48% of Americans…
Libération publie un article qui pose exactement les bonnes questions sur la source des révélations du Carnard enchaîné sur l’affaire Pénélope Fillon. Je n’ai absolument aucun doute que ces révélations viennent de la droite et, comme l’explique l’auteur de cet article,…
Stephen Walt wrote another piece in which he criticizes Trump. He makes some good points, although I find the constant virtue signaling annoying. To be sure, Trump is a clown and I’m sure he’s never read Hans Morgenthau, but in practice he…
Reuters had a pretty good article on the H-1B visa program, which people who think it’s just about bringing geniuses to work in tech companies should probably read, especially since Trump’s administration is reportedly having a look at it. Paul Mulshine wrote a…
I just wanted to say a few things about this blog, beside what I already say here. Basically, if I created this blog, it’s because I wanted a place where I can share my thoughts with more people than I…
The idea that liberal elites are disconnected from reality has been a major theme of post-election reflections. Nowhere is this more obvious than in academia, where Trump’s victory resulted in completely hysterical reactions. I think that most of these reactions are not only…