I sometimes hear from lefties (both in my life and online) who insist that the Democratic base isn’t nearly as far to the left as the unhinged rhetoric on cable news and social media would suggest. Believe it or not, I’m sometimes even inclined to believe them. Most of my… CONTINUE
What We Can Learn From the Old Republican Guard
As the nation says goodbye to a true patriot in George H.W. Bush, political figures and media commentators from both sides of the aisle have been championing the stories and qualities that made the former president such an honorable man and admired public servant. Words like grace, integrity, decency, and… CONTINUE
No Culpability in Spreading Bad Info?
I typically don’t write columns based on Twitter conversations, but there was one yesterday involving CNN’s Jake Tapper that I think is worthy of some discussion in regard to the spreading of media disinformation. A little background first: Last Sunday, Tapper interviewed Republican Senator Ben Sasse, who has a new… CONTINUE
John McCain’s Funeral Invitations Are None of Our Business
Editor’s Note: John Daly is taking over the featured spot with a column on the death of John McCain — and the people who didn’t like him when he was alive … and still don’t. Bernie -0- Over the years, we’ve heard the term “derangement syndrome” used to describe the bombastic… CONTINUE
Why Some Conservatives Are Harder on the Right Than the Left
On occasion, readers have asked me why — these days — I tend to criticize people on the Right (aka people on “my side”) more often than I do people on the Left. Some find it puzzling, being that I have long written from a conservative point of view, including… CONTINUE