Well, it’s been a pretty clarifying week, more or less. There is so much going on that trying to decide what to include and exclude in this week’s installment of the 5QT is an exercise in paralysis by analysis, but…
I’m writing this installment of the 5QT on a Thursday afternoon, one day before we’re supposed to see a showdown in the U.S. Senate over a 99-page continuing resolution covering federal spending between now and September. Nobody on the Right…
On Monday, you might have noticed that X, which has become our national online town hall, went down. It was exceedingly wonky most of the morning before returning to normal function in the afternoon. Why? A cyberattack. By Monday afternoon,…
First, let me start out with a warning: these things didn’t come out as quick as I’d planned them to be, but frankly, I’m not sure what I’d cut. Hey — it’s not my fault. This could be a 25…
Greetings, readers! It’s almost the weekend, and a happy weekend to all of you who aren’t on the Epstein list. By the time you read this, much of that is going to be out. At least, that’s what they’re telling…
As our regular readers are aware, I’m hard at work plowing away at a new political book. It’s a sequel to The Revivalist Manifesto, which though it’s now three years old has held up quite well; the new title is…
You might find this hard to believe, but MSNBC fired Joy Reid over the weekend. Yes, it’s true. It turns out that regularly spouting the dumbest things on cable news, as Reid does, ultimately chases off even the most loyal…
I’ll begin this by saying that I actually like Bari Weiss. I respect the journey she’s on, and I think she does some good work. So it’s not my intention to burn her to the ground today. On the other…
Let’s try to make this truly quick, shall we? Oh, who am I kidding? There’s way too much stuff afoot to make this version of the 5QT actually quick in any real sense of the word. But I’m going to…
