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Jokes expose underlying truths about identity politics.

By Justin Katz | June 26, 2024 |

I’ll stipulate that comedian Sebastian Maniscalco’s story about a kindergartener who identifies as a lion is likely not true, but the exaggeration provides a useful framing, nonetheless: One of the kill-move cheats of progressives is to pose the question, of these identity politics instances, “How does it affect you?”  Appealing to Americans’ live-and-let-live sensibility, that…

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There’s one way to have better representation in Congress.

By Justin Katz | June 24, 2024 |

This is a belated acknowledgment that Ben Shapiro is exactly right about the Jerry-Springer-esque catfight in Congress last month: If we don’t like what we’re seeing in Washington, D.C., the only durable solution is to ensure it isn’t representative.  But just like the brawls on that famous gawker show, untangling ourselves from this mess is…

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This was a great moment in Jerry Seinfeld’s Duke commencement speech.

By Justin Katz | May 28, 2024 |

I do think he should have followed the line about his family correcting his joke with “thanks grandma,” but who am I to kvetch?

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Musk’s truth bomb is a flag in the cultural ground.

By Justin Katz | November 30, 2023 |

Yes, there’s a language warning.  Yes, Musk is an imperfect messenger, but when it comes to the concluding statement, his articulation of the point of this clip as it comes to its final words may prove to be an historical moment: MUSK: “The judge is the public.” SORKIN: “And you think that the public is…

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For anybody who’s found it strange that the news media isn’t making it easy to find the new January 6 videos.

By Justin Katz | November 18, 2023 |

Here they are.

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What’s the outrage standard we should apply to video of Biden kicking his dog?

By Justin Katz | October 7, 2023 |

I ask because that looks pretty clearly to be what happens in the video attached to this tweet: Given some online interactions, I’m not even sure Democrat partisans are psychologically capable of seeing the kick — as if it’s one of those optical illusions that some people just don’t process. I suppose the best-case scenario…

Justin Katz reviews his Anchor Rising article on mail ballots on In the Dugout

In the Dugout: An Early Red Flag for Mail Ballots

By Justin Katz | October 6, 2023 |

Mike Stenhouse and Justin Katz review the unprecedented mail ballot results of Democrat State Senator Ana Quezada and their implications for RI elections.

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Don’t let the Connecticut mail ballot fraud slip out of awareness.

By Justin Katz | October 5, 2023 |

I mentioned to Mike Stenhouse on an episode of In the Dugout that will air soon that the danger of mail ballots may only be resolved when powerful people begin to worry that they won’t be better at it than their opposition.  That’s why it’s important to increase awareness of videos like this, from Connecticut: I…

Dora Vasquez Hellner, Alyson Matera, and Darlene D'Arezzo on State of the State, Marcy 7, 2023

State of the State: Women’s History Month: Women in the Military

By Darlene D'Arezzo | April 30, 2023 |

Host Darlene D’Arezzo discusses the history of women in the United States military with Army veteran Dora Vasquez Hellner and Alyson Matera of the Rhode Island National Guard.

Steve Frias and Richard August on State of the State, March 27, 2023

State of the State: Affordable Housing in RI

By Richard August | April 23, 2023 |

Host Richard August looks to Republican National Committeeman Steve Frias for a different perspective on the hot topic of affordable housing in Rhode Island.