Recent content by longly

All the spin, clutter, and partisanship notwithstanding, what really matters here is not what the Iranians say — it’s what they do. If they discontinue their nuclear program, fine. If they don’t, we’ll have to go back in. We have bought some time — maybe a year or two — but we need to be...

It is just an armistice to get past the midterms; then it can all start again. The problem with leaving this for another president to handle is that too many of our presidents are cowards. So, it has to be done now. I know that’s blunt, but I think it’s the truth. If Iran gets a nuke, either we...

Remember Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia and his wife, who were prosecuted by the Obama administration and later cleared by the Supreme Court — was that not a politically motivated investigation?

Remember the Weather Underground. And the SLA — the Symbionese Liberation Army — and note that, in my opinion, assaulting the police is a horrendous act; however, many on the left don’t seem to view it that way. Leftist extremist groups have committed politically motivated violence before...

Any level of voter fraud is unacceptable, and I see nothing wrong with any government agency investigating it. If an investigation finds nothing, that is good. If it finds anything at all, that is bad, and corrective measures need to be taken. The goal should be absolute zero voter fraud...

I saw a comment in a forum thread that mocked Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative by calling him “Ronnie Raygun Reagan.” That struck me as unfair, because Reagan actually deserves acknowledgment for what he attempted to do. He visualized something decades ago that is only now beginning...

I want to clarify something about my political outlook. I am not a conservative. I am a pragmatist, and if I had to choose from the three labels people usually use—conservative, moderate, or liberal—I would fall closest to moderate. Even then, I’m not sure the word “moderate” fully captures my...

I feel compelled to point this out because it seems to be overlooked whenever the discussion comes up. Do you remember that it was a liberal initiative, beginning in the 1960s, that shut down state mental hospitals? Instead of reforming them, they simply closed the institutions and released the...

He didn’t just film — he also used his truck to block Arbery’s escape. Under the law, that made him an active participant in the crime. If he had only been filming, the outcome might have been very different. But when you decide to involve yourself in a situation like that, you’re taking a huge...

I know very little about this boy, Allison. I assume he was white, but that doesn’t rule out the possibility that he came from an inner‑city environment. While the inner city is often associated with Black and Hispanic demographic patterns, some white residents do live in those neighborhoods as...

Anthony’s sentence is a little lighter than I thought it might be. He could have gotten 40 years to life, but he got a straight 35, which means he’ll be able request for parole after about 17 years. Even after that, he’ll still be carrying a murder conviction. I wish there were places online...

What matters is that facts are facts, and the truth matters no matter whose ox is gored. There was a claim about $600,000 being raised beforehand, but I have not been able to verify it. At the same time, I’ve run into an inconsistency in the news coverage. ABC reported that it was raining on the...

I haven’t been able to find any news reports confirming that they received $600,000—or any large amount—in donations. Does anyone have a link to verify this?

The problem is that it never should have happened. Anthony didn’t need to kill the boy. All he needed to do was walk away, but unfortunately, he couldn’t control his ego or his macho impulses.