Melanchon is the kind of candidate who's meant to drive up turnout of left wing voters, but finish behind the Socialist. The problem is, the Socialists have now been eclipsed. And, given a choic… (View Post)

These people would see the rising in the Warsaw Ghetto as an act of terrorism. (View Post)

The people who punch up are as obnoxious as those who punch down. (View Post)

PIRA’s war aims stopped short of genocide, unlike Hamas’. But, what brought them to negotiate was a grinding campaign of attrition. Sending thousands of soldiers into Gaza, patiently arresting and tr… (View Post)

That’s not how the typical politician sees it. They see our money as their money, and what we keep is a gift from them to us. (View Post)