Category: Political Ponerology
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Politics by Assassination, Anyone?
Von Clausewitz held that war is politics pursued by other means. What I call the Converse Clausewitz Principle holds equally: politics is war pursued by other means. David Horowitz, commenting on "Politics is war conducted by other means," writes: In political warfare you do not just fight to prevail in an argument, but rather to destroy…
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Rod Dreher on J. D. Vance of “Live Not by Lies”
Here Perhaps the most despicable feature of our political enemies is their penchant for mendacity in all of its many modes. There are so many examples. Here is one: Pelosi's Orwellian Mendacity: A STFU Moment
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Lawlessness at the Top and the Bottom of Society
Lawfare and overregulation at the top; toleration and promotion of crimininality among the lower orders. A depredatory theme of the previous administration. Overregulation is well documented by Neil Gorsuch in his Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law, HarperCollins 2024. You should rejoice that the destructive Dems have met their nemesis. Nemesis is…
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How They Love to Hate!
Malcolm Pollack speaks Tesla truth to Dementocratic madness.
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Dumb Dems and the Hitler Card
Having been dealt a stinging rebuke on 5 November 2024, you might think the Democrats would learn something, for example, that playing the 'Hitler card,' like playing the 'race card,' will henceforth give them a losing hand. But no! The knuckleheads double down! Elon Musk is an exuberant fellow at the top of his game.…
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Enforcement of Borders is neither ‘Draconian’ nor ‘Xenophobic’
I just heard a Democrat politician refer to the The Trump-Homan border crackdown as 'draconian' and 'xenophobic.' It is neither. It is not cruel or severe. Although you may think that 'severe' is etymologically related to 'sever,' it is not. To witness a penology that includes beheading and limb amputation you will have to take…
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Was January 6 an Insurrection?
Obviously not.
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Culpably Ignorant Dems
Is a soupçon of Schadenfreude justifiable? He who lives by DEI can expect to die by it. Michael Shellenberger at X: I’m not suggesting that Democrats consciously sought to destroy Los Angeles. The entertainment industry professionals in Malibu, Topanga Canyon, and Pacific Palisades, who voted overwhelmingly for California’s progressive Governor, Gavin Newsom, and LA’s radical…
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Bret Stephens on the Biden Presidency: Four Illusions, Four Deceptions
Tepid, not trenchant. But it at least shows that some of the members of the NYT commentariat are beginning to extract their heads from a locus from which the visibility is poor if not nonexistent.
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‘2A’ a Terrorist Marker?
Top o' the Stack. It emerged in the Congressional FBI whistleblower hearings that the abbreviation '2A' is a "terrorist marker." That came as news to me. (But see here.) I have been using '2A' from time to time as an innocuous abbreviation of 'Second Amendment.' The context, of course, is the Bill of Rights which are…
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Leftists as Political Retromingents
A retromingent is an animal that urinates backwards. Posturing as 'progressive,' the leftist pisses on the past, seeking to erase its memory by destroying monuments and redacting the historical record. There is no piety in the leftist, no reverence. Try using those words at a Manhattan or Georgetown cocktail party and see what happens. This political retromingency helps explain the leftists'…
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The Battle is Just Beginning
Walk the line. Don't back down. It's going to be a long twilight struggle against the forces of darkness, my friends. (Wo)Man up, gear up, but be of good cheer. Long live the Republic! JFK Inaugural Speech, 1961: Now the trumpet summons us again–not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need — not as…
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Biden Broke his Promise, but Did He Lie? Promising, Lying, Predicting
I have no respect for Joe Biden, but a very high degree of respect for Jonathan Turley, who writes: President Biden's decision to use his presidential powers on Sunday to pardon his own son will be a decision that lives in infamy in presidential politics. It is not just that the president used his constitutional powers…
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Should Trump Use the DOJ Against his Enemies?
Would it be 'revenge' or would it be a wholly justifiable upholding of the rule of law? Would success be 'revenge' enough, as Trump has suggested? His enemies accused him of violating 'norms' when they themselves violated the norms that matter, those rooted in the rule of law and the Constitution. Doing so, they engaged…
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Stealth Ideologues: Hillary and Kamala
On 21 October 2016, I laid into Hillary for lying about the Heller decision. The post concluded: Hillary is a stealth ideologue who operates by deception. This is what makes her so despicable. If she were honest about her positions, her support would erode. So not only are her policies destructive; she refuses to own…