John Hinderaker

Democrats have engaged in many election post mortems , but they are either unable or unwilling to come go grips with the real reasons why they lost the 2024 election.

Democrats have engaged in many election post mortems, but they are either unable or unwilling to come go grips with the real reasons why they lost the 2024 election. One of many cases in point is this op-ed by Rahm Emanuel in The Washington Post. Emanuel’s theme is that the Democrats are too nice, and too joyful, for their own good. The Post’s subhed for the piece is “Campaigns of joy in an era of rage don’t win elections.” Which means that the Post can’t tell the difference between joy and gaslighting. Emanuel writes: When Donald Trump declared, “I am your warrior.

The Census Bureau released its population forecast earlier today. The American Redistricting Project has translated the Bureau's forecast into Congressional representation as of 2030.

The Census Bureau released its population forecast earlier today. The American Redistricting Project has translated the Bureau’s forecast into Congressional representation as of 2030. As you wou

It could have been much, much worse. The “continuing resolution” that Speaker Mike Johnson initially came up with, I take it as a result of negotiation

Well, I guess that is called socialism. But what about when most people in a modern society are on the dole?

It could have been much, much worse. The “continuing resolution” that Speaker Mike Johnson initially came up with, I take it as a result of negotiation with Senate Democrats and others, was a 1,500-page monstrosity that didn’t just continue existing spending until the next Congress can meet. Rather, it added many billions in new spending along with a plethora of other offensive provisions. That Frankenstein bill likely would have gone through, but for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramasawamy, who, even though their DOGE does not yet exist, exposed what was in the bill and mobilized conservative opposition against it.

My law firm was one of those that defended tobacco companies against, among other things, lawsuits brought by state attorneys general.

Oxford University is undertaking affirmative action, and meeting with resistance. The London Times headlines: “Oxford accused of lowering standards to meet diversity target.”

This one made me laugh. Funny, but entirely accurate: