And Christopher Wray is among them. He said he’s “deeply concerned” about China’s AI program, which is “not constrained by the rule of law.” That’s the take-away from his appearance for much of the MSM. But he said some other … Continue reading →
Here’s the Twitter thread itself. I don’t really need to reinvent the wheel and do a blow-by-blow analysis. I’ll just link to this, this, and this. From the latter: In its pathetic attempt to meet the Biden administration’s demands while … Continue reading →
Commenter “Bauxite” has some interesting things to say: Russia is what it is. It’s a big mess, and it has been a big mess more often than not for most of its history. I have no argument with that. Next: … Continue reading →
They have good reason: …[T]here was a third catalyst that explained the mutual animosity in the pre-Trump years. The masses increasingly could not see any reason for elite status other than expertise in navigating the system for lucrative compensation. In … Continue reading →
Quite a few people have recommended this Michael Anton article. Anton was the author of the “Flight 93” piece prior to the 2016 election, which he wrote under a pseudonym at the time. His more recent essay is about the … Continue reading →
I was rather surprised to see how many people reacted to the video of the Berkeley professor, Khiara Bridges, in her exchange with Senator Josh Hawley, by saying they thought she wasn’t very bright. On the contrary, in my opinion … Continue reading →
Commenter “Ray”asks: The Oxford English Dictionary dates the word racism to 1935, and defines it thus: “The theory that distinctive human characteristics and abilities are determined by race.” Unless you believe the blank slate theory, what’s to disagree with? One … Continue reading →
But I contend that there is no contradiction. The two positions are remarkably consistent, but you have to understand that the principle being advocated is not the one you suppose. The principle actually goes like this: “My body, my choice” … Continue reading →
Yesterday in a thread on the unrest and violence in South Africa, the perennial question of what’s wrong with Africa came up. It occurs to me that it might be time to recycle a post from seven years ago that … Continue reading →
One of the problems with discussing and debating CRT is that it’s a complicated set of teachings and beliefs about which people know very little, and which probably vary at least somewhat according to who is doing the trainings. The … Continue reading →
From commenter “Barry Meislin”: One might wish to believe otherwise, but intelligence is no guarantee against believing—and holding fast to—the most absurd and pathetic falsehoods. In fact, it seems as though the opposite is the case; i.e., the more intelligent … Continue reading →
Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is a work of genius. But I think its greatest element of genius lies in Orwell’s basic insight about the left’s use of language as a tool for leading the public to believe a very bad thing … Continue reading →