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Jimmy Carter And The Weirdness Of The 1970s

The past is another country, and it’s hard to understand Jimmy Carter (who died yesterday at age 100) without understanding the very weird decade that thrust him into prominence. The cultural milieu of the 1970s usually gets squeezed down to … Continue reading →

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Watching The Red Wave Approach Shore

Always keeping in mind Instapundit’s “Don’t get cocky!” warning, there are a whole lot of signs that this year’s midterm is going to be another Republican wave election along the lines of 2010 or 2014. Here are some signposts for … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 12, 2021

Biden takes his Welcome Back Carter cosplay to the next level, fighting the plague of wokeness, and more disasterous Kyle Rittenhouse prosecutor missteps. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm!  As if high inflation, high unemployment, rising crime, parental unrest over failing … Continue reading →

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Paul Volcker, Inflation Slayer, RIP

July 1979. Disco still rules, with Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff” topping the singles chart. The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has declared an Islamic Republic in Iran, but the Iranian hostage crisis remains months in the future, as does the Soviet invasion … Continue reading →

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