Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

A plaque to honor fallen Glaswegians. Click to enlarge.

I watched a few minutes of CNN and Fox News Channel just now, as I ate my Subway sandwich. It blows my mind how ignorant the commentators are. They still—still!—have no earthly idea (1) who Donald Trump is, (2) why he acts the way he does, or (3) why so many of us support him. Trump is five steps ahead of everyone, including so-called political experts. In 20 or 30 years, if the "experts" are still around, they'll realize that they lived through something unique in American history but failed utterly to grasp it. I'm a lifelong student of American politics and American history. We have never seen anything like Trump. He will not only defeat Hillary Clinton in a landslide; he will be one of the greatest presidents in American history. Write it down.

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To the Editor:

Re “Trump Struggles in Feud With Fallen G.I.’s Family” (front page, Aug. 1):

The crude, ill-informed and reckless callousness with which Donald Trump treats anyone he perceives to be challenging him in any way has been endlessly dissected, especially the fact that he seemingly pays no price for discourse that would destroy the careers of other politicians.

But even the most seemingly Teflon-coated bullies ultimately overstep, and Mr. Trump’s cruel contempt for a Gold Star mother—whose son, a Muslim American soldier, was killed in Iraq—may be that time.

To quote Joseph Welch’s response in 1954 to Senator Joe McCarthy’s cavalier effort to ruin the reputation of a young lawyer, a response that began the long-overdue undoing of that famous bully: “You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

MICHELLE B. OROSCHAKOFF

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Note from KBJ: Let me get this straight: If your child is killed in action, you get to say or do anything with impunity. Sorry; not true. You're still responsible for your conduct. If you pick a fight, you're going to get your face smashed in.

This blog had 4,956 visits during July, which is an average of 159.8 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 166.4.

Memo to William Kristol, George Will, Stephen Hayes, Jonah Goldberg, Mona Charen, Ross Douthat, et al.: It's the Court, stupid!

Read this incredible letter.

Bridge of Sighs (1974). This song sounds as good to me as it did 42 years ago.

I moved my blog to TypePad eight years ago today. I'm still quite happy with it.