Category Archives: Politics of the Left

Why were either of these stories national news?

Posted on 10:09 am, February 23, 2019 by Steve Kates

The news judgment of the major media organisations in the United States is deeply impaired, indeed it is near enough mad and the people who report such stories along with those who believe them on no evidence at all are … Continue reading →

Posted in civil society, Media, Politics of the Left | 50 Comments

“Illegal and treasonous”

Posted on 9:19 pm, February 19, 2019 by Steve Kates

Wow, so many lies by now disgraced acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. He was fired for lying, and now his story gets even more deranged. He and Rod Rosenstein, who was hired by Jeff Sessions (another beauty), look like they … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Media, Politics of the Left | 34 Comments

No part of the mainstream media will tell you but this is the greatest political scandal in American history

Posted on 4:15 pm, February 18, 2019 by Steve Kates

Not a “hoax” but actual treason. Obviously not from an American newspaper but from the Daily Mail in the UK: Trump quotes Rush Limbaugh’s claim that Mueller’s investigators ‘ought to be in jail’ for cover-up of ‘silent coup’ against the … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Media, Politics of the Left | 33 Comments

An Ocasio-Cortex sampler

Posted on 4:12 pm, February 17, 2019 by Steve Kates

The ultimate aim must be to ensure that everyone who calls themselves a socialist is recognised as a highly dangerous fool. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a figure of fun to most of us. She is an ignorant loudmouth buffoon that more … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics of the Left | 47 Comments

If orangutangs can work it out why can’t socialists?

Posted on 5:59 pm, February 16, 2019 by Steve Kates

You know, that incentives are necessary to promote productive activity and that an economy must encourage the supply-side of the economy if output is to grow. The article is about how Orangutans make complex economic decisions. As they conclude: “Optimality … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics of the Left | 17 Comments

How bad are the Dems? This bad!

Posted on 4:26 pm, February 13, 2019 by Steve Kates

  Read the whole thing, and it’s long: Extremism, Scandals Rip Apart Democrat Party: Radicalism, Racism, Anti-Semitism, Sexism, Socialism Threaten Left’s Return to Power. But the operative word is “threaten”. To the Dems themselves, these are their strengths, and who’s … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Politics of the Left | 26 Comments

Post-natal abortion (infanticide)

Posted on 1:19 pm, February 11, 2019 by Steve Kates

NORTHAM: If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered, the infant would be kept comfortable, the infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics of the Left | 288 Comments

If you think it’s bad now…

Posted on 11:22 pm, January 31, 2019 by Steve Kates

This is Victor Davis Hanson saying much of what I think myself: Trump Compared with What? Or to be more direct, we should feel the blessings of seeing the most unlikely presidential victor in American history. How much worse things … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Politics of the Left | 31 Comments

The dogs that didn’t bark in the night

Posted on 9:46 am, January 25, 2019 by Steve Kates

Yesterday I asked What is the Democrat response to the Venezuelan counter-revolution?. Today we have the answer: That weird silence from Democrats over Venezuela’s massive rejection of socialism . “Weird” is not the word I would use, more something along … Continue reading →

Posted in International, Politics of the Left | 18 Comments

The Covington Boys

Posted on 1:47 pm, January 22, 2019 by Steve Kates

My interest in ideology goes back as far as I can remember. No one can live without ideology. It is a sorting mechanism that gives everyone a perspective on the events of life. In the West, there are at the … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Hypocrisy of progressives, Politics of the Left | 151 Comments