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Pope Francis, RIP

3 days ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 4/21/2025 5:36:49 PMSix years ago, my wife and I spent some time in Italy. When we were in Rome, we hired a guide to take us through the Vatican. It was a wonderful experience. Our guide was an attractive young woman who obviously was a practicing Catholic. Some time in the afternoon, after she had gotten to know us a little and probably had figured out that we were not on the Left, she cautiously asked me what I thought of Pope Francis.
The Times Can't Keep Its Story Straight

1 week ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 4/15/2025 12:04:56 AMThe New York Times hates Donald Trump, in part because of his "nativism." He doesn't appreciate the wonderful things the Chinese have done for us. He even went so far as to suggest that covid might have originated in a Chinese laboratory! And he has imposed tariffs on Chinese goods, a retrograde, far-right policy-even if tariffs were formerly recommended by the Times's own Democrats.
Let's Kill the Republicans

2 weeks ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Hazymac, 4/8/2025 7:54:22 AMIt has been a while since Democrats have assassinated a Republican president, but that peaceful interlude may be ending soon. You likely have heard about a survey report by the Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University's Social Perception Lab, which examines the growing tolerance for violence in American society.
Sue the B*stards

2 weeks ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Hazymac, 4/5/2025 7:54:35 AMEarlier this week, Matt Taibbi was called as a witness by the Republican majority of a subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Before his testimony began, Democratic Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove slandered him: Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a Democrat representing California's 37th district in Los Angeles, began her opening remarks in a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing Tuesday with a comment directed to me.
A First Amendment Right to Sit In Front?

3 weeks ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Hazymac, 4/3/2025 12:01:19 PMThe White House press corps declared war on the Trump administration on Inauguration Day, and the administration has responded, but only mildly. Most recently, by taking control over the seating of reporters in the White House briefing room. You might think that something so trivial would not engage the attention of the Left, but you would be wrong.
Remember the Price of Eggs?

3 weeks ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Hazymac, 4/2/2025 5:14:12 PMDemocrats thought they had a great issue in the high price of eggs, due mostly to avian bird flu. In January, they were touting record-high egg prices as proof of the failure of Trump's administration-even though the figures released in January were for December, before Trump's inauguration.
Feeding Our Future Update Webinar: The Aimee Bock Verdict

4 weeks ago | americanexperiment.org | John Hinderaker |Bill Glahn

The second major trial in the Feeding Our Future scandal is turning into a made-for-TV event. Defendant Aimee Bock was questioned under oath about trips to Las Vegas, Lamborghinis, Louis Vuitton purchases and drywall. Co-defendant Salim Said admitted to tax evasion on the stand during questioning about huge revenue increases for his Safari Restaurant. One other intriguing angle: Safari was mentioned by more than one witness as a center of political activity. Where are those politicians now?
A Trump Recession?

1 month ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 3/25/2025 2:45:28 AMThe financial markets have been tanked by the threat of economic damage from President Trump's tariffs-or that is the narrative, anyway. Democrats are hoping for a full-blown recession, which they are already labeling the "Trump recession." But perhaps stocks have mostly pulled back a little from high valuations, as happens all the time. As of today, the Dow is down 3.3% from January 20, when Trump was inaugurated.
Michael Mann Sanctioned for False Testimony, Bad Faith

1 month ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 3/12/2025 4:47:14 PMMy wife and I attended several days in court, near the end of the Michael Mann v. Mark Steyn and Rand Simberg trial in Washington, D.C. We witnessed a dramatic moment, when Mann's lawyers had introduced into evidence a document, which was blown up for the jury and about which Mann testified, that contained a list of grants that Mann allegedly didn't get as a result of the defendants' purported defamation.
Harvard Freezes

1 month ago | lucianne.com | John Hinderaker

Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 3/10/2025 10:34:59 PMThe Trump administration's pulling of $400 million in grants and contracts has reverberated through the world of higher education. Harvard has announced a hiring freeze, although they don't quite call it that. The language is turgid, but the point comes through: Universities throughout the nation face substantial financial uncertainties driven by rapidly shifting federal policies.