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Monthly Archives: April 2021

A look ahead

Friday, April 30, 2021

Back in 2012, when the latest Republican Establishment candidate lost the popular vote and the Electoral College (Republicans don’t ever win the popular vote anymore; they rely on our archaic constitutional provisions to impose their candidates on an unwilling electorate) I predicted that for the next election, the Republican base would demand that the party […]

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New Libel rules for thee but not for me

Friday, April 23, 2021

There are rumblings on the right that the landmark case of Sullivan vs. New York Times should be overruled. The Sullivan case requires proof of actual malice on a libel defendant’s part when the plaintiff is a public figure. The case does have it’s problems. For instance, it’s not unknown for a plaintiff to become […]

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A very stupid idea

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

This may be the stupidest thing the left side of our political spectrum has come up with since some genius coined the slogan “defund the police”. Home to some of the nation’s strictest gun laws and some of its largest gun manufacturers, Massachusetts has its fair share of firearm contradictions. Democratic state lawmakers are now […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, April 16, 2021

Just had to pass this along, something I saw on Crooks & Liars. Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters celebrating the upcoming (we hope) end of the pandemic. Not bad for a couple of geezers.

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Hearing what I want to hear

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

I have often criticized the New London Day on this blog, but fair’s fair, and when they may have done a good thing it is only right and just that I acknowledge the same. Today’s letter section contained a letter from a Trumper that began like this: Lie, lie, lie; lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, […]

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A little ridicule could go a long way, a modest suggestion

Sunday, April 11, 2021

I’ve been reading Kurt Andersen’s Fantasyland, which argues that the United States, for a number of historical reasons which he explores, is particularly vulnerable to irrational behavior including, without limitation, extreme religiosity, susceptibility to grifters, and belief in conspiracy theories. It’s an entertaining read, and though sometimes I think he may be engaging in just […]

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Matt Gaetz, Man of Principle

Friday, April 9, 2021

Matt Gaetz has been in the news a lot lately, in case you hadn’t noticed. Even if you have, you may not have noticed that no one (until now) has given him credit for being a Republican who has principles. You may think that’s a contradiction in terms, but in Gaetz’s case, it isn’t! Think […]

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A book report of sorts

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

A while back I attended a Zoom seminar hosted by my Alma Mater. The guest presenter was David A. Bell, a professor from Princeton, who was there to talk about his new book Men on Horseback, The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution. It is a study of the role charismatic leaders played […]

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Looking on the bright side, a CT Blue tradition

Friday, April 2, 2021

Yet another Good Friday has arrived. This blog has a Good Friday tradition, and traditions must be respected, so once again, let the folks from Monty Python remind us that we should always look on the bright side. In fact, it’s easier to follow that advice this year than it has been for a while, […]

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