Justin Katz

An elephant defendant is shocked in a donkey court

The web of financial interests in the Democrat bureaucracy extends to activist judges.

By Justin Katz | February 11, 2025 |

Jody Baldwin Stone of Rhode Island asks a question of huge importance to the Constitutional wellbeing of the United States of America: RI Jurnos: Is it true that Judge McConnells daughter, Catherine McConnell, was appointed by Biden and is currently employed by The Department of Education? Did the judges order save his daughter’s job? 👀🤔This…

A bad magician conjures a KKK mannequin

Politics This Week: The Mainstream Illusion

By Justin Katz | February 11, 2025 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz pull some of the threads from the fraying mainstream narrative illusion.

A woman and a baby on a seesaw over a chasm

What is the distinction between a baby in the womb and out?

By Justin Katz | February 5, 2025 |

Charlie Kirk has an interesting business model.  He goes where young adults congregate (presumably college campuses), sets up a booth, and has debates with whoever approaches his microphone.  Then he posts the videos for clicks and (again, presumably) collects advertising revenue. In this video, he stumps a young woman on the issue of abortion.  Kirk’s…

A horse-riding general leads his troops off a cliff

Politics This Week: Our Uncredible Elite

By Justin Katz | February 4, 2025 |

John DePetro and Justin Katz break down some of the latest political news in Rhode Island.

A water drop and ripples

The truth is out there when it comes to progressives theft of money for ideological funding.

By Justin Katz | February 3, 2025 |

This observation points to a useful exercise for all citizens: A useful exercise is to keep a look out when news stories at the state or even local level mention some organization.  Do a little research into their history and funding.  Rhode Island has about a million people and a long-languishing economy, yet even on…

A water drop and ripples

Much of the government grant system is simply laundering money for ideological purposes.

By Justin Katz | January 31, 2025 |

This is, let’s just say, a reasonable thing to wonder: It may have long been the case that federal grants were a major financing scheme for left-wing organizations, but the Obama administration amplified it, flooding the market and giving us much of the confusion and turmoil of the last decade. Objectively, one can say that…

A water drop and ripples

Whenever I wonder if I’m inflating the significance of radicals in Rhode Island…

By Justin Katz | January 31, 2025 |

… I remind myself that Aaron Regunberg was very nearly governor.  A lot has happened since this tweet, so as a reminder, Brian Thompson was the healthcare CEO murdered in cold blood in New York:

Gavel with a speech bubble

The rhetorical positioning is the important part of the birthright-citizenship debate.

By Justin Katz | January 30, 2025 |

One sees people take positions of similar structure to Ken Block’s, here, on many issues, from immigration to finance to healthcare to science: One of humanity’s great advantages is that we can divide the labor of understanding.  One person figures something out, and others can build on his or her conclusions without necessarily repeating all…

A water drop and ripples

Think about the effect of having elected officials like Sam Bell in the General Assembly.

By Justin Katz | January 30, 2025 |

Here is Senator Bell’s response, back in November, to the CEO of Box.com, who offered a mild, moderate suggestion for Democrats after the election: Bell exposes two important things, with this Tweet.  First, a significant portion of Rhode Island’s Democrat power elite are happy to ride the state into utter, Venezuelan devastation for the sake…

A water drop and ripples

Assuming the continuation of context is a fundamental error of progressives.

By Justin Katz | January 29, 2025 |

We see it in this tweet from Jesse Kelly: