Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to disrespect dead white males.
James TarantoIf the rest of the world likes Americans only when we're dying, the rest of the world can go to hell.
James TarantoMaybe, so Donald Trump didn't start the fire at this particular Chicago protest, but fanning the flames is a problem.
James TarantoThe thing we adore about these dog-whistle kerfuffles is that the people who react to the whistle always assume it's intended for somebody else. The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.
James TarantoWhy has America's fringe left been making common cause with the Taliban, whose views on such matters as women's rights and separation of church and state are appallingly retrograde by anyone's standards? One reason may be that the Taliban seem to have mastered the language of victimhood, sounding like denizens of some college ethnic-studies department.
James Taranto