By John Derbyshire on 01/31/2017

Radio Derb Transcript For January 27: To Dear Leader With Love On SNL, Etc

The Radio Derb transcript is up for January 27. Go here to read or listen. Sample below:In pop culture it is not the case that continuity and staying power are virtues all by themselves. Case in point:...
By John Reid on 01/31/2017

Uh-Oh! Former Obama Administration Lawyer Neal Katyal On "Why Liberals Should Back Neil Gorsuch"

Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal (right) confirms my concerns about Gorsuch, Executive Power, and Immigration.As I’ve noted in my article on Gorsuch and a blog after his nomination, we do not want ...
By John Reid on 01/31/2017

Quick Thoughts On The Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Pick

So Trump picked Neil Gorsuch. As I noted, Gorsuch was my top pick of the finalists. He will be relatively easy to confirm and he seems like a reliable conservative with nothing bad, so I’m happy with t...
By Steve Sailer on 01/31/2017

The Zeroth Amendment: “The United States Is A Sovereign Country.” Wow. Just Wow.

This was retweeted by Annie Lowrey, a quite bright economics writer for New York, NYT, Slate, etc. who is married to Vox founder Ezra Klein. So, it is, safe to say, representative of The Conventional ...
By Steve Sailer on 01/31/2017

Trump's H-1B Visa Reform Is Practical Feminism—Women Can Be Programmers If It Passes

Commenter 27 Year Old writes: New bill introduced to the House, which doubles the minimum salary for H1-B visas, to $130k.Google news results are entirely focused on what this means for India… This kin...
By James Fulford on 01/31/2017

Bill Kristol's Drawbridge (Against "The People's Will, Their Prejudices And Their Foolish Opinions") Is All The Way Down

Reader Mitchell Day forwarded the quote above, which he happened to see on a popular quote site, and was able to trace it to the 1996 battle between the Republican Establishment and Pitchfork Pat Bucha...
By James Fulford on 01/31/2017

Neil Gorsuch: Trump Picks White Male Old Stock American For Supreme Court

Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, to replace the late, much missed Antonin Scalia. (Five Thirty Eight calls him a "Scalia clone.") WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday nominate...
By Virginia Dare on 01/31/2017

VDARE Radio On The Air: Trump—"The People In The United States That Have Children; I Want Them To Have Dreams Also"

VDARE Radio is on the air—go here to read or listen. Sample: President Donald Trump announced he will be revealing his policy towards the so-called dreamers over the next four weeks [Donald Trump Signa...
By Brenda Walker on 01/31/2017

Bill De Blasio Says Drunk Driving Is Not a Serious (aka Deportable) Offense

It is unconscionable for New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio to be so dangerously ignorant about drunk driving. During a discussion with CNN’s Jake Tapper about the city’s sanctuary status, the mayor as...
By Brenda Walker on 01/31/2017

Automation: Robot Barista Debuts in San Francisco

The automation juggernaut continues to crush jobs throughout the economy. Today’s example is the robot barista which prepares upscale caffeinated beverages without human workers.Interestingly, barista ...
By Paul Nachman on 01/31/2017

Hudson Institute's John Fonte "Gets" Attorney-General-To-Be Jeff Sessions, "Tribune Of The People"

Hudson Institute historian and political scientist John Fonte includes among his focus subjects such critical aspects of immigration as "patriotic assimilation," meaning not just adaptation o...
By A.W. Morgan on 01/30/2017

Even Anti-Trump David French Doesn't Fall For The "Muslim Ban" Hype

David French, the man Bill Kristol thought would run as a third-party candidate and derail Donald Trump's march to the White House, offers a good piece explaining that the infamous "Muslim ban" isn't.F...
By Brenda Walker on 01/30/2017

Grieving Mom Calls Out Massachusetts Sanctuary Mayors for Violating Federal Law

A couple of Bay State mayors have been waving their diversity flag and doubling down in support of sanctuary, like Boston’s Mayor Martin Walsh who promises a safe space for foreign invaders in his city...
By Brenda Walker on 01/30/2017

Rasmussen Poll: Majority Support President Trump’s Temporary Ban on Foreigners from Some Jihadist Nations

If you watched CNN or other liberal media the last few days, you might think there was a major uprising of Americans against President Trump’s decision to pause immigration and visits from certain terr...
By Brenda Walker on 01/30/2017

America’s Senator Jeff Sessions Is Recognized for His Unique Service in Immigration Enforcement

John Fonte has written a fine salute to Senator Jeff Sessions while the Alabama legislator awaits taking his position as Attorney General in the Trump administration. Hopefully, the rude Democrat logja...
By Steve Sailer on 01/30/2017

Obey New Colossus

From WREG: Rep. Cohen to co-sponsor Statue of Liberty Values Act in opposition to executive order on immigration … He announced Monday he will co-sponsor the Statue of Liberty Values (SOLVE) Act … [P...
By John Reid on 01/30/2017

VDARE.com's SCOTUS Watcher Has Problems With Judge Pryor's Immigration Record

While Judges Hardiman and Gorsuch are the overwhelming favorites for the Court, the last finalist is 11th Circuit judge William Pryor. Pryor is seen as the least likely of the three to be picked, becau...
By James Fulford on 01/30/2017

Is Alexandre Bissonette A Quebec Dylann Roof?

The past couple of blogs posted on the Quebec mosque shooting have been based on MSM reports of a Muslim suspect and shouts of "Allah Akbar!" Now there are reports that the only shooter involved was wh...
By James Fulford on 01/30/2017

If The Immigrant Mass Murder In Quebec Was Committed By Muslims, Is It Still "Barbaric" And "Cowardly"?

UPDATE: Shooter was allegedly a white French Canadian, but the question in the headline still stands.The UK Mirror reported six hours ago that in the shooting a Quebec City mosque, attackers shouted "A...
By Steve Sailer on 01/30/2017

Shooting in Quebec Apparently Mass Murder OF Muslims BY Muslims

From the New York Times: Quebec Mosque Shooting Kills at Least 6, and 2 Suspects Are ArrestedBy IAN AUSTEN JAN. 29, 2017OTTAWA — Gunmen opened fire in a mosque in the city of Quebec on Sunday night, ki...