Author Archive: Stephen Green

YES: Defund the Thought Police. “Dissent from their approved views is not just considered an error, much less an innocent one. It is considered immoral, illegitimate, and unworthy of a public hearing. Although both left and right have moved steadily toward this abyss, the worst excesses today come from the left, just as they came from the right in the 1950s. Opponents are seen in religious terms, as dangerous apostates who deserve to be burned at the stake, at least symbolically. You never expect the Spanish Inquisition. Yet here it is. That is the powerful iconography behind torching police cars and neighborhood stores.”

OH: Russian Submarine Transits Bosporus In Move That Raises Questions Under International Treaty. “In order to get from its base in the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, the submarine has to go through a narrow strait which passes through Istanbul, Turkey. The strait is known as the Bosporus. But only Turkish submarines can pass through the Bosporus because of an agreement signed in the aftermath of the First World War.”

BREAKING: Appeals court orders judge to dismiss case against Michael Flynn.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Here’s the rather scathing opinion. Key bit: “If evidence comes to light calling into question the integrity or purpose of an underlying criminal investigation, the Executive Branch must have the authority to decide that further prosecution is not in the interest of justice.”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Baseball Is Back So We Can at Least Pretend to Have a Summer. “Of course, it’s going to be a baseball season like none we’ve ever seen. Players are to report to training camps on July 1st, and the season will start on July 24th. It will be only 60 games long, both leagues will have the designated hitter, and there will be a runner on second base to begin each half of extra innings.”

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Biden Agrees to Leave the Basement for 3 Debates With Trump and I Might Die From #Popcorn. “On his best days right now, Joe Biden is barely there. Many people don’t want to touch on this because they believe it’s all about a rapid cognitive decline. I truly believe that Biden has always been like this and people didn’t notice it because he wasn’t about to waltz into the Oval Office.”

Biden was never good, but he’s gotten so much worse.