Author Archives: Rik Schneider

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About Rik Schneider

Blogger/writer on a lot of different subjects.

Jeffrey Blehar: Welcome To The Swamp, Now Under New Management

“Greetings and welcome to this 36th episode of the Carnival of Fools! This may be the last one we stage in this dusty old theater, as mysterious foreign donors have just offered to upgrade the Carnival’s performance space to a … Continue reading

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Kevin Williamson: Donald Trump is a Socialist

“Donald Trump is a socialist. When I write “socialist,” I do not use the word the way most right-leaning commentators use it, meaning: “bad.” If you want to get a feel for exactly how insipid and repetitious the contemporary online … Continue reading

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Bernard Goldberg: Voters Will Tolerate a Lot — Until They Start Losing Money

“Voters Will Tolerate a Lot — Until They Start Losing Money Let’s begin with a question now that President Trump has crossed that traditional marker of 100 days in office: How much chaos are Americans willing to tolerate if their … Continue reading

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Matt Lewis: The Cringe Campaign: Why Democrats Can’t Manufacture Cool

“Spring is in the air, and Democrats are rummaging through the political closet and trying on different looks. When just a little more than a quarter of registered voters have positive views about you, a makeover sounds appealing. But manufactured … Continue reading

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Sam Stein & Sarah Longwell: Donald Trump Goes Off The Rails in WILD New Interview

“Sarah Longwell and Sam Stein share their takes on Donald Trump’s wild interview with Time Magazine, which exposes his incoherent plans for immigration, tariffs, and the economy.” Source:The Bulwark with Sam Stein & Sarah Longwell. They’re not talking about Donald … Continue reading

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Matt Lewis: If President AOC Governed Like Donald Trump — But in Reverse

“As Republicans roll the dice on rule of law, they forget history’s inconvenient truth: today’s power grab could be tomorrow’s undoing. The other day, a Texas congressman named Brian Babin suggested that America should take a page from El Salvador … Continue reading

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Matt Lewis: Congress: Where the Real Insider Trading Happens

“You wanna get rich in America? Forget tech startups, forget lottery tickets, forget pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. That’s for suckers. The real money’s in Congress — just get elected and let the sweet, sweet insider info start rollin’ … Continue reading

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Matt Lewis: Chuck Todd On Why Donald Trump Might Never Recover

“Trump’s Tariff Blunder, Biden’s Quiet Struggles, and How Community Journalism Could Save Us I just got off a fantastic conversation with Chuck Todd — yes, the Chuck Todd of “Meet the Press fame” — and I’m excited to share it … Continue reading

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President Donald Trump: The Master of The Surrender

“Promised as a gritty path to American resurgence, the tariff crusade now resembles a half-finished workout — sweaty, confused, and already back on the couch. President Donald Trump, in a classic display of strategic whiplash, announced that he’ll be hitting … Continue reading

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Jonathan V. Last & Sarah Longwell: Welcome to The Donald Trump Consequences: We TOLD You So!

“Sarah and JVL talk about the tariffs, the I-told-you-so’s, the rule of law, the American age, and the week it all came apart.” Source:The Bulwark with Sarah Longwell & Jonathan V. Last. From The Bulwark I’m going to give you an … Continue reading

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