Category Archives: Democrats

Winter of Discontent II: Biden Boogaloo

If you’re below a certain age, or didn’t keep track of UK politics, you may not remember the Winter of Discontent. In late 1978 and early 1979, the combination of inflation, harsh winter weather, Labour government dysfunction and trade union … Continue reading →

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NSBA Near “Total Collapse.” Good.

What happens when ostensibly non-partisan institutions enter the culture wars on the side of radical leftwing social justice? They destroy themselves. Until this fall, the National School Boards Association was a noncontroversial, bipartisan lobby group. Note the lie right off … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Republican AG Gets Down To Business

Virginia’s incoming Attorney General Jason Miyares was sworn in today and he hit the ground running, letting go at least 30 AG staff members. “While it’s routine for lawyers at the top of the office to be replaced when one … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 14, 2022

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Biden has a bad week, another high profile Democratic politician is indicted on federal charges, and a dog goes home.   After having his business mandate overturned by the Supreme Court, Joe … Continue reading →

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Supply Chain Update, #BareShelvesBiden and Regional Differences

Here’s a supply chain post that covers a few related topics and a little local reportage. First, those long waits for port berths at LA/Long Beach are at an all-time high: As of Friday, there were 105 ships waiting for … Continue reading →

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Kazakhstan, Hunter Biden And…A Bio Weapons Lab?

What are my qualifications to write about Kazakhstan? Well, before the situation there boiled over last week: I knew it was an ex-Soviet republic, so… I knew it existed before Borat. I can find it on a map. I knew … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 7, 2022

More Democrats behaving badly and Kazakhstan in flames. Enjoy the first LinkSwarm of 2022! How Democrats running the New York City Department of Correction turned control over to the correctional officers union and they let the inmates run the jail. … Continue reading →

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul Is Delusional

This caught my eye: We’re going to jumpstart our economic recovery by being the most business-friendly and worker-friendly State in the nation. — Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) January 5, 2022 The Democratic Governor of New York declaring that she’s going to … Continue reading →

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“Inflation Is Our Friend!”

Ted Cruz posted this classic Saturday Night Live skit to his Facebook page, and since I had been looking for an embeddable copy for a while, I’m passing the joy onto you: For younger viewers: Yes, once upon a time, … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry’s 2021 End-Of-Year Roundup

As he does at the end of every year, Dave Barry has produced an end of year roundup for your amusement and edification. Is there anything positive we can say about 2021? Yes. We can say that it was marginally … Continue reading →

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