Cockburn

Biden’s weak words on the Russian invasion

25 February 2022 2:15 am

Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine, a chilling moment that cries out for a tough response. Thankfully, the president of the…

Exclusive: Biden finalizes terrible new Iran deal

24 February 2022 5:45 am

Several sources in the negotiating team in Vienna tell Cockburn we can expect a “new Iran deal” between the Biden…

The truckers are coming to Washington!

24 February 2022 4:30 am

The Canadian truckers might have been driven out of Ottawa, but a copycat protest is brewing in the United States.…

DC Republicans quietly comply with Covid restrictions

16 February 2022 3:31 pm

Conservatives in the DMV have been very loud in their opposition to mask and vaccine mandates — but how many…

Mask off, DC

15 February 2022 1:05 pm

The nation’s capital is finally dropping its vaccine and mask mandates…mostly. DC mayor Muriel Bowser reluctantly followed the science and…

Is the future of the American right at Mission Navy Yard?

12 February 2022 9:28 am

What is the future for American conservatism? That was the question posed at a Manhattan Institute event on Thursday night,…

The conservative case for reparations?

6 February 2022 3:02 pm

Clubhouse may be dead, but Cockburn hears from his niece that Twitter Spaces is the hot news tool for social…

Pelosi to Winter Olympians: shut up and dribble

5 February 2022 7:55 am

Apologies to woke athletes — Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want you to “use your platform” in Beijing. On Thursday, the House…

The Washington Redskins have a new name

3 February 2022 5:12 am

Normally Cockburn isn’t much of a sports fan, notwithstanding the occasional boozy tailgate for his local kickball team (which was…

Could this kitty swing the midterms for the Demo-cats?

29 January 2022 3:46 am

President Biden must not be feline optimistic about his paltry poll numbers, particularly after his landmark Build Back Better Act…

Capitol Hill Club falls out with conservative clientele

21 January 2022 12:22 am

The Capitol Hill Club, home to DC’s most high-profile Republicans since the 1950s, is on thin ice with its conservative…

Run, Hillary, run!

13 January 2022 7:25 am

Was there an ayahuasca retreat for normie Democratic pundits last weekend that Cockburn didn’t get an invitation to? He asks…

Leave Ted Cruz’s daughter alone!

12 January 2022 3:44 am

Ted Cruz’s thirteen-year-old daughter Caroline found herself in the sinister gaze of a blog called LGBTQNation this week. Cockburn is…

Why doesn’t Liz Cheney mention January 6 to her voters?

23 December 2021 6:45 am

Cockburn is eagerly anticipating a number of clashes in the 2022 midterm elections in under a year’s time. Chief among…

Bad boy: Bidens dump dog week before Christmas

22 December 2021 4:15 am

They say a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. Clearly that’s another old adage Joe Biden no longer…

The shamelessness of David Rothkopf

18 December 2021 4:15 am

David Rothkopf may not be Ron Klain’s favorite DC pundit. That title goes to Jennifer Rubin, the “conservative” Washington Post…

CNN in crisis

9 December 2021 2:44 am

Cockburn is finally allowed to travel internationally again and he is quite chapped that his airport bar bourbons will no…

Let Cockburn debase himself at your Christmas party

4 December 2021 12:44 am

It is, as Andy Williams memorably put it, the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas party season has hit…

Comparing Fauci to Josef Mengele seems ill-advised

1 December 2021 6:18 am

Cockburn always thought Thanksgiving was the holiday designated for sharing madcap political views that one day you’ll regret saying aloud.…

Does the Lincoln Project deserve credit for Biden’s 2020 win?

1 December 2021 5:26 am

Cockburn was weighing his post-Thanksgiving options this past weekend: the fifth leftover sandwich of the day or the rest of…

Kyle Rittenhouse takes on his QAnon lawyers

24 November 2021 5:19 pm

Much of Tucker Carlson’s exclusive interview with Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager found not guilty in a high-profile homicide trial last…

All hail President Kamala!

22 November 2021 4:22 pm

A new poll was released this week showing 50 percent of Americans don’t think President Biden is in good health.…

Kamala Harris, unprotected

16 November 2021 4:12 pm

Are you a sexist and a racist? For her supporters, that’s the only possible explanation for why Vice President Kamala…

Cheers to drunk politicians

14 November 2021 12:30 pm

Cockburn has always been suspicious of politicians who don’t drink. The track record there isn’t very good: Hitler, Biden, Trump,…

The non-scandal of Glenn Youngkin’s ‘Oriental’ prom night

14 November 2021 12:03 pm

Welcome to the grubby world of politics, Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin. A breathless report on the Democrat blog Blue Virginia on…