“Dune: Part Two” Unleashes The Terrible Power of Paul

Villeneuve is for the most part scrupulously faithful to the source material, which makes his most significant departures interesting and worth lingering on. The biggest is to compress the story chronologically so that Paul’s sister Alia, conceived weeks before the Continue reading “Dune: Part Two” Unleashes The Terrible Power of Paul

The Supreme Court Wants No Part of Disqualifying Trump From the Ballot

At least a few of the justices appeared to be worried that states would use bogus claims to disqualify otherwise legitimate candidates. These fears are not wholly unfounded. As I noted earlier this week, a coalition of Republican governors and Continue reading The Supreme Court Wants No Part of Disqualifying Trump From the Ballot

Republican Congressman Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Doomed Border Deal

And President Joe Biden took a more aggressive stance on the issue over the weekend, following a Supreme Court decision that launched a standoff between Texas state officials and federal border patrol agents. “Give me the power, I asked them Continue reading Republican Congressman Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Doomed Border Deal

You Won’t Believe the Grossest Part of Nancy Mace’s Trump Endorsement

It’s also a little premature to call Trump the GOP’s nominee. There’s still another Republican in the 2024 presidential primary: former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who staunchly supported Mace in her 2022 congressional bid. Meanwhile, Trump endorsed her primary Continue reading You Won’t Believe the Grossest Part of Nancy Mace’s Trump Endorsement

Rick Santorum Says Quiet Part Out Loud After Republican Election Losses

While introducing the new censure resolution, McCormick railed against Tlaib for describing the chant “from the river to the sea” as an “aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence,” and lambasted her for allegedly promoting the destruction of Continue reading Rick Santorum Says Quiet Part Out Loud After Republican Election Losses

Trump Organization Exec Admits He Considered Fraud Part of the Job

“The President’s motivations are not for the prosecution or this Court to decide,” the filing said. “Rather, where, as here, the President’s actions are within the ambit of his office, he is absolutely immune from prosecution.” Trump is unlikely to Continue reading Trump Organization Exec Admits He Considered Fraud Part of the Job