Trump is immune Former presidents are immune from prosecution for official actions taken while in the White House, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, but do not have immunity for unofficial acts. The 6-3 ruling along ideological lines appears to mean that parts of Donald Trump’s federal election-interference trial could proceed in D.C., but only… Read more.
Jan. 6
Jan. 6 Hearing, Like Insurrection Porn, Failed to Arouse…
Truth be told, as I watched last night’s Jan. 6 hearing, I felt like a porn addict waiting for some tidbit of information or video clip to come along and arouse my interest. It never came. Hell, even that “damning exchange” between Liz Cheney and Ivanka Trump didn’t get a rise out of me… This… Read more.
Canadians Ape Americans By Desecrating Their Capitol While Waving Nazi and Confederate Flags
Most Canadians would like to think they are more civil than their American neighbors. Except nothing betrays their thinking quite like the “aboriginal sin” that has been haunting them lately. I am referring to belated reckoning for the inferior and often dehumanizing way they treated indigenous people throughout their history. This finally forced Canadians to… Read more.
For Sen. Ted Cruz, There Must Be Pride in Having None…
Never before in the history of American politics has a politician seem to revel in debasing himself quite like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas does. My commentary “Lyin’ Ted Cruz Is Even Worse Than Trump Said,” February 20, 2021, probably said it all. But I’d be remiss not to comment on this: Senator Ted Cruz… Read more.
Jan. 6, the New ‘Lost Cause’ Millions Seem Willing to Die For…
Many Americans are marking this first anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection by making much ado about the 725 arrests the FBI has made. Except this is rather like passengers making much ado about the many buckets of water the crew were bailing from the Titanic … No doubt, given those arrests, Americans should be… Read more.