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Category Archives: America
Josh Marshall: “Trump’s Blood Libel”
Steve Sailer writes: The first generation of immigrants is somewhat intimidated and/or disappears over the border when wanted for arrest, but the second generation is much worse. And there are more and more of them. Why does anyone think this … Continue reading
A Young Gay Trump Supporter Confronts the ‘Politics of Personal Destruction’
Stacy McCain writes: Lucian Wintrich is an artist in New York who lost his job because of his “Twinks for Trump” campaign. (“Twink” is gay slang for an attractive young male.) If you think Democrats are pro-gay, you should know … Continue reading
A Berkeley sociologist made some tea party friends — and wrote a condescending book about them
Carlos Lozada writes for the Washington Post: Review of “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right” by Arlie Russell Hochschild Hochschild made 10 trips to southwestern Louisiana from 2011 to 2016, extended forays away from … Continue reading
Media Reaction To Trump & Palin
Comment: The media reaction to Trump reminds me a lot of the media reaction to Palin. In both cases: a. There is plenty to criticize, and plenty of reasons not to want them as president or VP. b. A lot … Continue reading
Garrison Keillor: Trump’s Problem Is That Jews Run Manhattan
Steve Sailer writes: In the Chicago Tribune, Minnesotan Garrison Keillor, recently retired from his Prairie Home Companion radio show, tries to explain Donald Trump: When this is over, you will have nothing that you want Garrison Keillor Special To The … Continue reading
Trump vs. Hillary on Immigration
Steve Sailer writes: Commenter “Tim Howells” writes: I loved the speech. It was the first Trump speech that both the fire and spontaneity of the stadium stump speeches and the focus and brilliance of the policy speeches. This was one … Continue reading
Observations
A friend says: * Colin Kaepernick: For years, the NFL has wrapped itself in the flag, allowing the military to promote itself during games, and marketing football itself as the quintessential American sport. If the fan base and the league … Continue reading
Jews & The GOP
Polls show Trump is doing at least as well generic Republican presidential candidates despite the onslaught of the JewE (the Jewish Establishment). Shmuel Rosner writes: Jonathan Chait highlights the fact that Jewish neoconservatives were quick to jump off the Trump … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: ‘Sounds like Trump dominated in Mexico. Carlos Slim’s NYT is livid’
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Keep in mind that Pena Nieto is the arch-enemy of the financial savior of the New York Times, Carlos Slim. The current president of Mexico finally pushed through anti-monopoly legislation that has knocked, last I … Continue reading
The Megaphone: 3 Emmett Till Movies in the Works
Comments at Steve Sailer: * “A Clockwork Orange” was inspired by the home invasion by American GIs in England during WWII of the house of Anthony Burgess’s future wife. Anybody known more about this incident? * The “Ultra Violence” from … Continue reading