Tag: HotAir

John Kirby Gets a Promotion – HotAir

Things like this rarely happen in the private sector, but in the weird world of politics and government it makes perfect sense.  John Kirby has been given a promotion to the same level as Karine Jean-Pierre as a presidential spokesman and “Assistant to the President.” Jean-Pierre, though, is not going anywhere. She and Kirby will […]

Things I Like: Triggernometry – HotAir

I bet you couldn’t guess this, but I have an abnormal attraction to intellectual discussions.  As much as I rag on academia, I grew up within it and had the same sensibilities as academics did in the 19th and for most of the 20th century. Smart people discussing important matters respectfully, intelligently, and relevantly will […]

AP Worries That America Is No Longer a Good Ally – HotAir

Is America’s foreign policy situation falling apart? That’s the impression that you might take away from this weekend’s Associated Press analysis. With the election continuing to look like a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the AP concludes that many of our allies are worried that it doesn’t really matter who wins. America is […]

Diagnosing Whiteness – HotAir

I’ve written in the past about the disastrous state of medical education in the United States in particular, and I fear the Anglosphere in general.  I expect that none of you is particularly skeptical about this, but it is one thing to be abstractly aware of this as a phenomenon and another to grasp just […]