Hey, if Arafat could get a Nobel Peace Prize, and Obama could get one for merely existing, and Walter Duranty can get a Pulitzer for dastardly lies, why not give it to the NY Times for its bogus anti-American “history” … Continue reading →
Worth reading: In fact, a small industry has grown up consisting of historians and historically minded social scientists who are, one by one, refuting all of the serious claims of the 1619 Project… Since the launch of The 1619 Project, … Continue reading →
The NY Times isn’t convincingly pretending that it’s in any business but that of disseminating propaganda: The NYT refused to issue any corrections [to its pieces from the 1619 Project, its campaign to make it seem as though slavery was … Continue reading →
In 1619, slavery was ubiquitous throughout the world. There was nothing surprising or unusual about it being brought to the Americas. Slavery has nothing to do with American exceptionalism or American aspirations or values, unlike the claims of the 1619 … Continue reading →
…is the fact that the Democrats were the party of slavery as well as the party of Jim Crow and segregation, and the Republicans were the anti-slavery party. If slavery is so very central to the entire story of America, … Continue reading →
Commenter “cb” linked to this AP article with a scary title that aims to frighten non-conservatives about the right’s plans if it somehow manages to win the 2024 election: With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter Artfldgr.] A group called the Woodson Center has launched a counter-project to the NY Times’ “1619 Project” falsehoods: As long as the perpetrators of race grievance that are represented by the 1619 Project are permitted to go … Continue reading →
[Part I can be found here.] Some people regard Zinn’s work as so eye-opening it hits them almost like a conversion experience. Many of these people turn out to be teachers, exposed to Zinn at some point during their training. … Continue reading →
Some days there’s just so much news a roundup is in order. (1) The Chinese economy appears threatened right now due to a mortgage crisis: As of July 12, homebuyers in 22 Chinese cities had threatened to stop their mortgage … Continue reading →
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting was the first book I ever read by Milan Kundera back when it was first published in 1980, and it probably is still my favorite work of his. It’s a very strange but wonderful … Continue reading →
Margaret Thatcher made a memorable point in 1990 about socialism. Her example involved the standard of living: Nikole Hannah-Jones, head of the 1619 Project, seems to take the same tack as the leftists in the above clip, only Hannah-Jones spoke … Continue reading →
A Rhode Island middle school teacher writes: I love being a teacher and I care a great deal about my students, almost all of whom are non-white. This past 2020/21 school year was a sad and worrisome turning point for … Continue reading →