In the thick of a nightmare that’s unfortunately real, time seems to telescope or expand: Anthony, another survivor [of the concert shooting], said the fact that he was at the back of the room saved his life. The moving crowd … Continue reading →
There are so many things to read about the Paris attacks, so many of them worth reading, that I feel as though I’m in a race. But I also need to get away from my computer, so right now I’ll … Continue reading →
The ghouls of ISIS are celebrating the attacks and threatening more to come: “American blood is best and we will taste it soon.” Which brings up the topic of why we haven’t had a large scale terrorist attack in this … Continue reading →
…(yes, there is other news) the geniuses at Amherst join their illustrious fellows at Yale, Mizzou, and Claremont McKenna, among other colleges.
Continue reading →It’s been crystal clear to anyone who cares to think about it for even a moment that the recent influx of “Syrian refugees” would contain terrorists, and most likely ISIS terrorists. There really was never any question about it; their … Continue reading →
This is the sort of reasoning we get regularly from Trump supporters: Events in Paris today show once again why we need Trump, Trumps wall and Trump’s willingness to act. Carson can pray for them but I want my president … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Paris were exactly the sort of thing everyone who has been paying attention to ISIS (which claimed responsibility, and probably isn’t lying) was expecting. Unfortunately, the details of exactly where, when, and how were not predicted. … Continue reading →
I’ve been away from a computer till now. I’ll be catching up on the details of today’s horrific news in Paris. Will this be a wakeup call for Europe? You can discuss it all here.
Continue reading →I wonder if this sort of low blow is enough to make any Trump supporters turn on him: The real estate developer said Thursday that Carson’s self-described “pathological temper” is incurable, equating it to the sickness of a “child molester.” … Continue reading →
In my earlier post today, I used an addendum to discuss this editorial by the student editors at Claremont McKenna College. But I decided it needed a post of its own, in order to spotlight it. Reading it may give … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The dancing bear reference is to this quote from Allan Bloom’s 1989 description of the behavior of most faculty and administrators in response to Cornell’s crisis in 1969: [S]tudents discovered that pompous teachers who catechized them about academic freedom … Continue reading →
So they ask their white supporters to leave: Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Johnetta Elzie seemingly confirmed those with Caucasian skin were asked to leave the area, tweeting that the group had created a “black only healing space for the … Continue reading →