Re: Bremain (It Seems)
Andrew, you write:IF, however the actual result ends up as close as this, it will be a very telling measure indeed of the antipathy that so many Brits feel for the EU project. It’s important to...
View ArticleWhat Passes for Legal Reasoning at the Supreme Court
Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, Professor John Yoo writes, ”Ronald Reagan made his longest-lasting mistake as president in appointing Justice Anthony...
View ArticleCould Trump Lose Arizona?
Making Donald Trump’s bad week — actually, his bad month — worse, a new poll from Arizona shows him behind Hillary Clinton by over four points: He commands only 42.2 percent of the vote to Clinton’s...
View ArticleThe Devil, Mark Helprin, and Us
Mark Helprin is my guest on a new Q&A podcast. After I wrote a piece on Donald Trump and the “F-word” — “fascist” — Mark had this to say, about the major-party nominees this year: “… we are...
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Brexit: Um…
Too early to revise my earlier prediction, but there are some very interesting early results coming out…After nearly fifteen years, this is my first attempt at importing a picture on this Corner (so...
View ArticlePoetry
FIREBIRD The Phan Rang fields first heard about my autumn birthfrom helicopters hovering over Vietnam. My father, nicely hidden from a hostile bomb, was told through rasping speakers, on a crisping...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Democrat Sit-In a 'PR Stunt'
Charles Krauthammer claims that the Democrats’ sit-in is nothing but a PR stunt for the upcoming election:Look, the speaker gave the answer inadvertently. Of course it’s a PR stunt, and it was a...
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Bremain/Brexit: In The Balance
The pound/dollar continues to tell the story:Basically the Brexiteers have been winning by far bigger margins in the regions where they were expected to do well. That makes this a good time to look at...
View ArticleHas Britain Declared Independence?
It appears, at this writing, that the “Leave” vote will prevail, and Great Britain will vote to leave the European Union. I confess that I feel some trepidation at the result: it seems a leap into the...
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Brexit
Put very simply, over half the votes have been counted, and Remain are not winning by enough in their strongholds.The pound has crashed.That tells you that the markets think that the Brexiteers have...
View ArticleOut
Britain has voted to leave the European Union. Just a few hours ago, the prospect of writing that sentence in earnest seemed remote. The opinion polls were showing a narrow Remain win; the markets had...
View ArticleBrexit!
I liked this point that Dan made earlier: “Churchill and Thatcher would be appalled at the idea that it is even in question whether the nation’s needs are such that it can’t afford to be independent...
View ArticleNow, About 'Norway'
Exactly a month ago, with the Leave Campaign faltering, I wrote that one of the key problems it faced was the absence of a credible economic plan. That has proved to be less (ahem) of an obstacle than...
View ArticleThe Prime Minister Resigns
David Cameron, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, will resign in October. Per the BBC:Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union.Mr...
View ArticleGerman Leadership Aghast at a Brexit It Helped Cause
Germans – especially German politicians – are waking up this morning to the Brexit reality, and their initial reactions are predictable. Shock appears to be the overwhelming emotion, followed closely...
View ArticleFriday links
Video: making 18th century fried chicken.What Happens if a Presidential Candidate Dies?Wine For Cats Has Hit The United States.Happy Birthday Ambrose Bierce, author of “The Devil’s Dictionary“.What...
View ArticleVoters in the United Kingdom Shock the World!
From the last Morning Jolt of the week:The United Kingdom Shocks the World, Votes to Leave the EUSome days, the news genuinely surprises you. Polling in the United Kingdom pointed to a narrow win for...
View ArticleWhy Britain Was Right to Leave
The British have risen to the occasion, and voted to leave the European Union. They were offered the choice to remain the people they always had been, or to throw in their lot irrevocably with other...
View ArticleThe Economic Consequences of Brexit
I was rooting for Brexit. But as Scott Sumner and David Beckworth note, it represents a pretty serious monetary shock. (This post from Sumner is also worth reading.) It appears to be raising demand for...
View ArticleThe Worst MDs Can Be Death Doctors
One of the great pretenses of assisted suicide advocacy is that the decision to overdose will be made between patients and caring doctors with whom they have a long-standing relationship.Often, that is...
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