Truth Social was going to fail, I’m just shocked it failed this early. — Truth Social, Trump’s attempt to return from social media exile, was supposed to the crown jewel of his post presidential life. Backed by serious capital and a political base looking for an alternative to traditional social media, Truth Social was supposed to immediately compete with Facebook and Twitter. Trump seemed…

The reason for Russia’s invasion is America’s “rigged election,” according to Trump. — In a recent interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Trump claimed that American troops were amphibiously landing in Ukraine to join in the fight against Russia. This may surprise my readers, but that isn’t true. INGRAHAM: We just learned that US officials are looking at a potential amphibious landing in…

The hypocrisy of Florida’s refusal to stop illegal Cuban protests. — In the wake of the George Floyd Protests over racial equality, Florida passed one of the nation’s most draconian, anti first amendment laws I have ever seen. And I lived through the Trump administration! Slickly branded as an “anti-riot” measure, the law included the controversial provision of making it legal…

An ode to resuming old, forgotten habits. — I was writing quite a bit in the lead up to last year’s election. My numbers were juiced. The political environment was so fertile for interest that even mediocre writing or a deep dive into an esoteric topic put numbers on the board. The election came and went, and something…

What’s really going on with Congressional re-apportionment. — “Texas and Florida gain seats while California and New York lose them,” is how an instagram account for a right wing news site decided to interpret the census data. Every ten years, the census counts the population (among other things). …

Just how ineffective are the Chinese vaccines? — On a conference call a few days ago, George Fu Gao, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, acknowledged that Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates.” Backtracking immediately, he tried to explain that he was attempting to increase vaccine efficiency. But his initial statement…

Also, stop trying to cancel him. — Let me start off with something controversial — I find Tucker interesting. While I often find myself disagreeing with him, I will at least give him credit that he is talking about ideas (mostly). Unlike Hannity and Ingraham, who immerse themselves in the daily drab of blue team vs red…

It depends on your definition of bipartisanship. — Joe Biden, heading into a tough election, cautioned American voters that the “GOP fever will break after the election.” Except the year wasn’t 2020, it was 2012. I guess the fever never broke. Despite pushing broadly popular programs, President Biden has been met with near uniform resistance from Republican lawmakers. …

2,000 year old advice on fear and friendship. — “Vita sine litteris mors est” — Life without learning is death. The authenticity of Seneca’s words, despite being written almost 2,000 years ago, is easily apparent. …