#Why Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the opposite of an extremist

#Why Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the opposite of an extremist

“#Why Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the opposite of an extremist” The Democrats are furious — and terrified — that the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett would “move the high court in a far more aggressively conservative direction,” as NPR’s Nina Totenberg put it, but that characterization is neither correct nor entirely honest. Barrett…

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#Democrats’ court-packing dreams are ‘utterly dangerous’

#Democrats’ court-packing dreams are ‘utterly dangerous’

“#Democrats’ court-packing dreams are ‘utterly dangerous’” Joe Biden says, “You’ll know my opinion on court-packing when the election is over.” To this point, Biden hasn’t offered any position on court-packing, one of the gravest threats to the constitutional order in modern American history. Whether he is too scared of offending a significant faction of his…

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#Trump’s COVID masculinity and other commentary

#Trump’s COVID masculinity and other commentary

“#Trump’s COVID masculinity and other commentary” Pandemic journal: Don’s COVID Masculinity The left is “in a frenzy of Schadenfreude” over President Trump coming down with COVID-19, notes Heather Mac Donald at City Journal. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni says the diagnosis proves the country has been lax and it’s time “to be safer.” Huh?…

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#Infected senator vows ‘moon suit’ to vote Trump’s court pick

#Infected senator vows ‘moon suit’ to vote Trump’s court pick

“#Infected senator vows ‘moon suit’ to vote Trump’s court pick” WASHINGTON — Shuttered by COVID-19 infections, the Republican-led Senate is refusing to delay confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. They are even willing to make special arrangements so sick senators can vote for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and Democrats appear powerless…

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#California’s self-made disease and other commentary

#California’s self-made disease and other commentary

“#California’s self-made disease and other commentary” Left-coast watch: Cali’s Self-Made Disease Steven Greenhut at The Orange County Register agrees with President Trump: California is a “cautionary tale” as it “bounds” from crisis to crisis. The latest: “raging wildfires” sparked, in part, by “poor land management, ill-conceived liability and insurance laws and the misuse of firefighting…

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#The media’s mad race obsession and other commentary

#The media’s mad race obsession and other commentary

“#The media’s mad race obsession and other commentary” Iconoclast: Media’s Mad Race Obsession The first presidential debate was “atrocious” — but, argues Spiked ­Online’s Brendan O’Neill, the media’s race-obsessed coverage “hasn’t been much better.” President Trump’s ambiguous words on the right-wing Proud Boys “have whipped up global fury and rejuvenated the chattering classes’ beloved pastime…

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