The British Labor Party, in a fit of pique, has elected as leader the most unelectable party activist in its history. Jeremy Corbyn, an avowed socialist, a supporter of Hamas and Hebz'allah, a 9/11 truther, a man who consorts with Holocaust deniers, won his party's leadership position in an overwhelming landslide. To give you a small idea of how radically loony this guy is, here are a few of his more "moderate" positions: The BBC has an excellent rundown of Corbyn’s actual policy platform. It includes, among other things, renationalizing Britain’s railroad system and energy companies, abolishing tuition for British universities, and imposing rent controls to deal with Britain’s affordable housing problem. He’s even open to reopening the coal mines that used to be a big part of Britain’s economy. It’s essentially a throwback to the unreconstructed socialism — the real thing, way beyond Bernie...(Read Full Post)