It is often observed, and never in a positive way, that even a broken clock is right twice a day. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — our twenty-something bartender-turned-congresswoman-turned-economist/climate scientist — managed to be right twice in the past week, which, while still falling short of the proverbial defective clock, is still quite an accomplishment for her.
It sounds like the plot of some brain-dead Hollywood comedy that has already been made too many times: Movie executive: OK, here’s an idea. You know those geniuses who Jay Leno used to interview on the street who couldn’t answer basic questions like who the vice president is, or what Columbus Day celebrates? Well, what […]
There can be no doubt that today’s Democratic Party has almost totally abandoned any efforts to win the middle class, Middle America, and middle of the spectrum voters. Needing new voters to fill that void, they are increasingly turning to four, shall we say, “non-traditional” groups: convicts, children, non-citizens, and, yes, lazy people. It is […]
