With the recent rise in inflation—with subsequent increases in both consumer and producer price levels—one suspects that sooner or later people on the left either would downplay it or find a way to spin the bad news into something positive like an alchemist would want to spin straw into gold. … > weiter lesen
“While many restaurants, bars and gyms shut down during the pandemic, others have continued operating with limited capacity. New research shows this sacrifice could be effective at curbing transmissions — and density caps may offer one way to keep the economy humming along during the worst of the winter wave.… > weiter lesen
One afternoon last month, a man claiming to be a Turkish intelligence operative walked into a police station in Vienna. His confession was explosive: The man said he had been ordered to shoot a Kurdish-Austrian politician, which he did not want to do, and asked for police protection. mehr hier
“… Die «New York Times» sah sich von Trumps Wahlerfolg überrascht. Als Reaktion stellte sie konservativere Journalisten an. Sie sollten dem unbekannten Amerika den Puls fühlen. Nun kündigt eine von ihnen, Bari Weiss, ihren Posten – und kritisiert die «Times» scharf. NZZ, hier
An opposition party can retake the White House in a time of rising economic conditions, but it can’t do it by denouncing capitalism and it can’t do it by denying the felt reality of a majority of Americans. (NYT, hier)
“…..Die politische Korrektheit, die, in Maßen genossen, sehr heilsam sein kann, wird als Überdosis zum Gift. Eine Folge ist der Tod durch Ersticken; durch Ersticken im Mief der Humorkontrolleure. Das Verschwinden der politischen Karikaturen aus der New York Times ist symptomatisch. / mehr
Did something get into the water at the New York Times? Because the latest from their Editorial Board – which “represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher,” is entitled: Trump Got From NATO Everything Obama Ever Asked For It begins: weiterlesen hier
„Warum Merkel gehen muss“ ist der Artikel des „New York Times“-Kolumnisten Bret Stephens überschrieben. Darin geht er mit der Politik der Bundeskanzlerin hart ins Gericht – und fordert, dass sie ihr Amt niederlegt.
“The New York Times, a former newspaper, opined of Donald Trump’s victory that it was “a humbling blow to the news media.” Like virtually everything in this leftist zombie of a once-living journalistic institution, this was a lie. If the blow had truly been humbling, the media would be more … > weiter lesen
“….Based on the accounts of operatives arrested so far, the Emni (IS-Geheimdienst,Anm.) has become the crucial cog in the group’s terrorism machinery, and its trainees led the Paris attacks and built the suitcase bombs used in a Brussels airport terminal and subway station. Investigation records show that its foot soldiers … > weiter lesen
“…..And since the immigration debate has long been dominated at the elite level by voices that blend an economistic view of immigration as always and everywhere a net plus with a cosmopolitan-utilitarian view of open borders (or something close) as a humanitarian obligation, it seems worth laying out some premises … > weiter lesen