I’m not referring to baby showers. Should Senate Republicans vote to eliminate the “blue slip” policy that allows blue state Senators to thwart the President’s nominations for U.S. Attorney and federal district judges? The answer is Yes. Thanks to the Tennessee Star (here) and the Michael…
Month: November 2025
Apocalypse Now?
Has the cultural rot evident in blue states spread to Tennessee? The December 2 special election in TN-7 is a canary in the coal mine. Thanks to Instapundit (here), Bravo Blue (here), Ace of Spades HQ (here and here), Real Clear Policy (here), and Glenn Reynolds, via the New York Post (here)! I a…
Despite Challenges, MAGA Persists (For Now)
The nation’s political climate in 2025 reminds me of Charles Dickens’s introduction to A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” Thanks to CutJib Newsletter (here) and Ace of Spades HQ (here)! In my forthcoming contribution to a symposium…
Are Blue States (and Rogue Judges) Itching for a Civil War?
What else could explain their brazen defiance and rebellion, calculated to cause chaos and division? This week’s morning report is a day late…. Thanks to Instapundit (here)! The State of Nature What is the human condition? The Book of Genesis contains the story of Adam and Eve, who we…
Amy Coney Barrett Listens to the Law
This essay first appeared in the Acton Institute’s Religion & Liberty Online (here). Thanks to Real Clear Policy (here), and Ace of Spades HQ (here)! Many Americans wonder if any jurist on the U.S. Supreme Court will ever be able to fill the shoes of the late, great Justice Antonin Scal…
The Resistance Continues: Another Week of Nullification, Insurrection, and Obstruction
Despite the obstacles, a determined Trump administration is restoring the rule of law and equal justice under the law. The day of reckoning for treasonous Deep State plotters is coming. Thanks to Instapundit (here) and Ace of Spades HQ (here and here)! Your Monday morning report: Jury Nullificati…
Another Week of MAGA versus the Deep State
A survey of the week’s news highlights for the Michael Patrick Leahy Show. Thanks to Instapundit (here)! Biden’s weaponization of DOJ and FBI, including calls for Judge Boasberg’s impeachment Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jim Jordan, …