Review: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34EJ4aIGxyAThis is going to sound like a criticism of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, but it's not. The film is a nostalgia-fest breaking no new ground in...
View ArticleSo much for the end of North Korea's long range ICBM work
Not too long ago, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un promised the United States a special "Christmas present" if we didn't start dropping sanctions on his country. Given the sarcastic nature of the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia orders death penalty for five over Khashoggi killing
There was finally a trial held in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, though most people probably weren't aware of it. The entire thing was done in secret, with only a handful of people being allowed to...
View ArticleThe Hill: Obama clearing path for Warren among big-ticket donors
Is Barack Obama part of Elizabeth Warren's plan? The former president will not endorse anyone in the primary, but that doesn't mean Obama will remain studiously non-interventionist either. While Warren...
View ArticleBBC looks at moving reporters off Twitter
If I had to guess, I would say that more than half of the breaking news stories I come across these days first showed up for me in my Twitter feed. For those of you who are also engaged in social media...
View ArticleCosby spox: Eddie Murphy sold himself back into Hollywood slavery on SNL, or...
Someone got the last laugh in the decades-long tension between Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy, and it was ... America's Dad. No, the other one, as Murphy gleefully noted in his return to Saturday Night...
View ArticleTransparency: Buttigieg bundler exposes pay-to-play scheme for donations
A top fundraiser for Pete Buttigieg's campaign offered access to the candidate in exchange for a donation. The proposition has been exposed - an email to a wealthy supporter from a Buttigieg bundler...
View ArticleVirginia is for lovers... and "libel tourism"
Ah, Virginia. The Bay state is known for more than just easy access to Washington, DC. They have some great beaches and other tourist destinations, along with generally pleasant weather in the winter....
View ArticleSan Francisco loses Oracle convention over high prices, poor street conditions
Earlier this month, Oracle decided it would hold its Open World convention to Las Vegas instead of San Francisco. An email explaining the company's decision cited the high cost of hotel rooms and San...
View ArticleLawmaker under fire for tweet after cadets found innocent with circle game
Sometimes a circle is just a circle. That story about the West Point cadets and their hand gestures during the Army-Navy game that made national news is coming back to haunt some who were quick to...
View ArticleAntifa member: 'Antifascism sure as hell has a PR problem'
Playboy magazine published a story about Antifa last week. The story is mostly flattering to the group and spends much of its length arguing that Antifa is about a lot more than political violence. But...
View ArticleSenate Dem: I could vote to acquit Trump if "dots aren't connected"
Will Doug Jones provide Donald Trump a bipartisan acquittal in an impeachment trial? This is a clever move by a Democratic senator from Alabama looking for a miracle in November. As I predicted...
View ArticleOperation Varsity Blues: Parent releases phone transcripts to prove innocence
A week ago, Ed wrote about Lori Loughlin's claim that prosecutors are mishandling how evidence is being handled in the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. John B. Wilson, a...
View ArticleWhat did Madison really think about impeachment?
An idea that's been getting a lot of play recently on the left is that Democrats are overthinking this whole high "crimes and misdemeanors" thing too much and it should be far easier to impeach...
View ArticleHouse Dems: We may go back for seconds on impeachment
The House has already decided to hold off on delivering the articles of impeachment to the Senate in an attempt to drag out the process. Now the AP reports Democrats are threatening to add more...
View ArticleMcConnell: "Let's quit the charade" of impeachment impartiality, shall we?
Does anyone really think senators on either side of the aisle are impartial about Donald Trump and the House impeachment? Come on man, Mitch McConnell told Fox & Friends this morning. If Senate...
View ArticleNew York Gov shoots down bill that might allow Trump judges to perform marriages
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has never served in the United States Navy, but people from both parties in the Empire State should be referring to him as the "petty officer in chief" this week. In one...
View ArticleChristmas message from China "factory": Get us out of this prison camp!
Christmas is a time of joy and discovery, especially for children, but young Florence Widdicombe got more discovery than anyone would wish. After buying greeting cards from UK supermarket giant Tesco,...
View ArticleBoston airport joins LAX in punishing Uber/Lyft
The Democrats in Boston continued their war on the gig economy this year, just in time for the Christmas travel season. This time they were once again going after Uber and Lyft with a new regulation...
View ArticleJill Biden visits refugees in Mexico, "It's not who we are"
Joe Biden's wife, Dr. Jill Biden, traveled to the Texas-Mexico border to distribute Christmas presents and food to the Matamoros refugee camp across the border from Brownsville. It was her first trip...
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