Author Archena Posted on September 14, 2022September 13, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , ,

Is Russia Losing the War with Ukraine?

I’m writing this on September 11, 2022. At this time, the Kharkiv front has collapsed in a rout for the Russians. Ukrainian troops have reached the border and have liberated a large swath of territory on the eastern side of Ukraine. Russian media is having a hard time covering for the defeat. No, that doesn’t mean Russia has lost – yet. But it looks very, very bad. I’m not a military analysis and I don’t play one on TV but … Continue reading “Is Russia Losing the War with Ukraine?”

Author Archena Posted on September 7, 2022September 5, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , ,

2022 Edition Campaign Finance Reform

If you can’t vote in it, you can’t donate in it. What? That’s not simple enough? Okay, okay, so I’ll explain. Those of you who didn’t get to live through the 1980’s (condolences) probably don’t remember the last heyday of campaign finance reform. Back then the idea was to prevent under the table deals and big donors giving big amounts directly to little candidates in little ponds. So we enacted a bunch of legislation starting in the Seventies and ended … Continue reading “2022 Edition Campaign Finance Reform”

Author Archena Posted on September 1, 2022September 1, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , ,

Afghanistan, One Year Later

Is Afghanistan better off after the American withdrawal? Of course not. What were people expecting? Everyone complained how the war had dragged on so long – really? What war? Oh, don’t you look at me like that, what war exactly? We never declared war so technically we were never at war. That aside, the significant hostilities – the part you can legitimately call a war – ended over a decade ago. While hardly a bastion of peace and tranquility, Afghanistan … Continue reading “Afghanistan, One Year Later”

Author Archena Posted on August 24, 2022August 24, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

On Your Mark!

The horses are turning for home! Okay, yeah, I just mixed the metaphor. But in a way, both are correct. The real midterm race begins now. But since the horses have been galloping around for the last eight months it’s also the final few furlongs heading into the election. Either way, this is where it gets interesting. Polls are still garbage. Media polls are big piles of garbage. But to the extent that they do still work when done by … Continue reading “On Your Mark!”

Author Archena Posted on August 19, 2022August 12, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , ,

Rule of Law

You hear this phrase in the media whenever they are all hyped up about something they don’t like. You never hear it when something they like has happened. That is exactly opposite of what the rule of law is all about. It sounds simple enough. Rule of law just means there are laws, right? ‘Fraid not. Rule of law means far more than that. Rule of law means that laws apply to the leaders and the powerful, not just followers … Continue reading “Rule of Law”

Author Archena Posted on August 17, 2022August 12, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , , ,

Why do They Hate Trump?

Short answer: he has no leash. I don’t just mean that he can’t control himself on Twitter – which isn’t really true. He controls himself just fine. He just trolls the heck out of his opponents. Let’s face it. Donald Trump is no one’s idea of the Washingtonian presidential ideal. But it’s also no longer the Eighteenth Century, sad to say. Still, Trump’s public persona is brash and biting. It’s easy to see why he has detractors on that score. … Continue reading “Why do They Hate Trump?”

Author Archena Posted on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , ,

Mar-A-Largo Raid and Democrat Self Destruction

Congratulations, Democrats. You’ve taken a disastrous year and managed to make it worse. The average Democrat was already demoralized and disconnecting from your increasingly insane party. That alone pretty much ensured a massive loss in the upcoming midterms. Those who still identify as Independent are also less enthralled with the Democrats than ever before. I have been saying for a while now that the Democrat Party is heading for a total collapse. I’d already expected it to happen sometime after … Continue reading “Mar-A-Largo Raid and Democrat Self Destruction”

Author Archena Posted on August 3, 2022July 29, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sue Them! Declawing the Defamation Beast

Turning Point USA is in a fight with The View. Well, okay – who doesn’t have a bone to pick with Harpy Central? The show’s entire premise seems to be ‘see who we can tick off today’. They use slander, libel and defamation like rather blunt but effective instruments. It’s an all female train wreck of the week! I might be a bit biased. Seriously, The View gets in trouble for overstepping the bounds of decency and the law so … Continue reading “Sue Them! Declawing the Defamation Beast”

Author Archena Posted on July 27, 2022July 26, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

Speaking Truth to Power

Sounds like a great thing, huh? Telling powerful people the truth, whether or not they want to hear it. Only thing is, most of the people who lay claim to this are telling people who agree with them what they want to hear and only telling people who don’t have power over them what they don’t want to hear. Assuming that both haven’t heard it all before. It’s easy to make this claim, especially on social media. After all, the … Continue reading “Speaking Truth to Power”

Author Archena Posted on July 20, 2022July 20, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , 2 Comments on Nine Guys in Black Robes

Nine Guys in Black Robes

In 1973, seven of the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Warren Burger decided that an unborn baby wasn’t a person and that the Constitution of the United States did not fully protect that child until after birth. In 2022, six of nine justices of the United States Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice John Roberts decided that the Constitution didn’t give the Federal government the power to decide such matters and gave that … Continue reading “Nine Guys in Black Robes”