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Why is Michigan such a big deal to Biden?
Commenter “MrsX” asks: What good will Michigan do Biden if many other swing states swing against him? Has the general sentiment in the US moved so decisively against Israel that Biden will gain more votes from supporting Hamas than he’ll … Continue reading →
Are black women disproportionately involved in plagiarism in academia, or there a “witch hunt” against them?
One side speaks: Chris Rufo & his allies are leading a plagiarism witch hunt and creating the false impression that Black women disproportionately plagiarize. Universities like Harvard must take back control of the narrative and conduct plagiarism reviews of all … Continue reading →
Got a late start today
I had a bunch of personal stuff to do, and then got sidetracked by a lengthy phone call with a friend. So now I’m back to business.
Continue reading →Open thread 4/11/24
It happens to a lot of people:
Continue reading →Roundup
(1) Was there anyone previously unaware of the leftist bias of NPR? If so, that person might want to read this exposé by a 25-year veteran of NPR. (2) Biden hasn’t given up trying to purchase the votes of the … Continue reading →
One more thing about the hostages
I can’t find definitive word on this, but I thought I’d mention it anyway: I don’t believe that any hostage who was a member of the military at the time he or she was taken on October 7 has been … Continue reading →
Biden does what we knew he’d do and calls for Israel to “just call for a ceasefire”
Biden’s re-election is more important to Biden (and the Democrats) than anything else, to wit: A day after Hamas indicated that it may have murdered most of the remaining hostages abducted on October 7, President Joe Biden is telling Prime … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/10/24
Are all the hostages dead?
It’s an unanswerable question. I ask it now because of this report: On Monday, however, Israel’s Channel 12 news reported that Hamas was trying to negotiate the release of fewer hostages on the grounds it had “no ability to release … Continue reading →
Jordan’s government and Hamas: not friends
Here are some recent developments in the Arab world [emphasis mine]: The intensive protests in Jordan against the war in Gaza are a source of concern for the Gulf states, which regard them as an attempt by Hamas, the Muslim … Continue reading →
Scotland: land of the unfree, home of the tattletales
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin”] Scotland’s new hate-speech law has drawn quite a reaction: Entirely as predicted, Police Scotland has been deluged with vexatious and politically-driven ‘hate crime’ reports, with one top official complaining “we cannot cope.” Under the new … Continue reading →