Thoughts on October 7

First, I was shocked at the surprise, the scale, intelligence lapse, and the ingenuity of the invaders. Soon I was enraged at the savagery. Attacks on civilians is nothing new to Israelis, but the brutal murders of the most vulnerable children and elderly changes our...

Political Observations 2023 01 09

From Notable and Quotable in WSJ (12/27/20022). From “The most underdiscussed fact of the 2022 election: how historically close it was” by Harry Enten for CNN.com, Dec. 26: An examination of the data reveals that 2022 was a historically close election in a...

Hyphenated Capitalism

George Will on Nikki Haley’s defense of capitalism: Speaking in a manner bracingly unusual in this city, Haley minced no words: “The American system is capitalism.” Although “the Founders never used the word, they gave us capitalism in all but the name,” because...

A Foundation of Yesterdays

From Holman Jenkins at the WSJ, Progressives Punish ‘Honorary Whites’ but Aren’t Helping Blacks (7/16/21) One premise of critical race theory is certainly correct: Today is built on a foundation of yesterdays. On the foundation of slavery, Jim Crow and housing...