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Continue reading →Yearly Archives: 2018
#WalkAway: apostasy and shunning
I noticed this phenomenon a while ago—in fact, it’s was one of the things that first caused me to start blogging. But in general it is my perception that it’s gotten worse over the years in terms of its degree … Continue reading →
As Zimbabwe goes, so goes South Africa?
Whatever the reasons, it’s dangerous for governments to confiscate the land of citizens without compensation, as the leading party of South Africa is now poised to do. Their reasons reflect the complex history of South Africa, a place where black … Continue reading →
The disappearing photos
Late last night I discovered that the vast majority of the photos on posts transferred from the old blog to this one have disappeared. Needless to say, that was not a happy moment. I spent quite a bit of time … Continue reading →
Evaluating a president—any president
Commenter “Ariel” addresses these remarks by another commenter in this way: …”but [Trump’s] policies are overall working pretty well” How the hell can you know that? I say this from watching George Bush blamed for the housing crash when it … Continue reading →
I’ve found…
…a few bona fide comments that somehow got put in the trash by the spam filter. If any of your comments start disappearing, let me know and I can liberate them.
Continue reading →The FBI dismissed Steele as a source but kept using him anyway
Byron York has been one of the reporters who has repeatedly taken on the difficult task of delving into the details of the Russia-Trump-collusion investigation by the FBI. What he finds usually isn’t pretty. And this is no exception: Because … Continue reading →
The vindication of Clarence Thomas
By Steven Hayward. Justice Clarence Thomas has long been a figure of ridicule and contempt, even hatred, from the left. Had he been a liberal, he almost certainly would have been their champion and hero: black, and raised in abject … Continue reading →
Acosta plays ball
[BUMPED UP] You may have noticed that so far I’ve skipped all the brouhaha about Jim Acosta of CNN and his anger at being heckled by some Trump supporters, and then having a testy exchange with Sarah Huckabee Sanders. It’s … Continue reading →
Toxic Sarah Jeong revisited
I originally had perceived Sarah Jeong’s anti-white tweets as really bad jokes. But jokes they were. And I stand by that, although I think that if the Times and other MSM outlets and SJWs have a zero tolerance for racist … Continue reading →
Do you say “ummm…” too much?
When I did the Sanity Squad podcasts, I couldn’t help noticing how often I said “ummm…” while trying to frame my thoughts and articulate them. Too often for my taste, although some of the feedback I got from listeners was … Continue reading →
Old tech stuff and new tech stuff
There are a few glitches on the blog that I hope will be ironed out in the next few days. You may or may not have noticed them (some are very minor, fortunately). One involves the strange disappearance of that … Continue reading →