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Chicago: Where “Alderman” means the Same as “Godfather” means the same as “Baron”

Our Ruling Class is So Eminently Deserving Of Their Powers. Two police sources—a former gang investigator and a veteran detective—bluntly acknowledge that even if the police know of dubious dealings between an alderman and a gang leader or drug dealer, there is little, if anything, they can do, thanks to what they say is the… Read More Chicago: Where “Alderman” means the Same as “Godfather” means the same as “Baron”

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A Bunch of People Violently Died, Which Means It’s Time for Chris Matthews to Beclown Himself.

And Outrage becomes cliche. At different points during the day, I had the TV on three different cable channels: Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. None of them have covered themselves in glory — Allah has video of CNN’s Wolf Blitzer yammering pointlessly – but Chris Matthews was atrocious beyond description. The worst part of ideological cocooning lies in how… Read More A Bunch of People Violently Died, Which Means It’s Time for Chris Matthews to Beclown Himself.

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“My Bias is Objective, Because I’m Right”

The Wall Street Journal finds the essence of progressive thought very conveniently spelled out. The anonymous reporter, however, goes far beyond bias, and even beyond bad faith–that is, beyond abusing his credibility as an “objective” reporter to further his cause. To judge by his emails to the reader, he has achieved a perfect Orwellian inversion.… Read More “My Bias is Objective, Because I’m Right”

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The Civil War Has Begun

So Sayeth Breibart. What Karl Rove and company did last week in the New York Times, claiming that their new “Conservative Victory Project” would cure the ills of a disappointing campaign cycle, is laughable. The so-called “Conservative Victory Project” is nothing more than an attempt by establishment Republicans to cull the conservative movement. Why does Rove think he has… Read More The Civil War Has Begun

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