In the end, predictably, the Circus Ringmaster went TACO (“Trump Always Chickens Out”). He was terrified by three crucial reality-based developments. The Iranian message on preparing to close the Strait of Hormuz. The CIA had warned Trump that China was viscerally opposed to the Strait being blocked.
Zohran Mamdani, an open socialist and Muslim, effectively won the Democratic primary in New York’s mayoral election this week. His chief opponent, disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo, conceded to the Indian before the ranked-choice results were figured out. It’s predicted Zohran will triumph over sitting mayor Eric Adams,…
Mindsets need to shift—accept the burden of victory. If you can’t see how handing control of America’s largest and wealthiest city over to a Muslim socialist who became a citizen 6 years ago will have negative consequences for Republicans nationally, you have a serious lack of vision.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral primary opens a new era in American crazy. Et voila! New York City’s mayoral race has been won by Zohran Mamdani, no Bernie Sanders-style imitator but the real thing — son of a famed socialist scholar and Marvel superhero to…
Long time readers of my writings on sexual mores know that I make frequent, usually sarcastic remarks at the expense of conservative commentators who are pleased to denounce younger men as “predators.” Many writers use the term, and as a regular reader of Chronicles between 1997 and 2005 I saw it…
Over the last couple of weeks, a remarkable sequence of events involving two US Senators has unfolded that demonstrates the profound and positive influence that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is exerting on Washington, DC, which extends far beyond the halls of the CDC, FDA, and NIH. …
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the publication of poet Robert Bly’s massive bestseller and ’90s cultural phenomenon, Iron John: A Book About Men. Although it’s not mentioned much these days, Iron John deserves a re-evaluation in the face of today’s apparent man crisis. According to reports, men…
Silicon Valley’s coders are dumping wokeness, rediscovering meritocracy, and quietly rebooting American politics—one red pill at a time. Something is happening in California’s Silicon Valley that is going to change America and the world. It’s a cultural shift with implications that will have an impact as profound…
There’s a war brewing on the right, and this one isn’t in the desert; it’s on the airwaves and social media. On one side is Steve Bannon, a populist voice leading the America First base. On the other side is Mark Levin, beating the war drums like a…
One of the many strange things to come out of the short war between Israel and Iran is the fact that many of our politicians seem to worship Jewish people. It could also be that they worship Israel or perhaps some combination of both. They talk about Israel…
