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Robert Frost on justice and mercy
Recently commenter “Selfy” linked to this article and offered the following quote from it: Mr. Rigney echoes this critique of systemic racism but reserves most of his ire for feminism, which he blames for many of empathy’s ills. Because women … Continue reading →
The Ruthless podcast: Mamdani on how to deal with escalating altercations
This is astounding (the clip I’ve selected is about three minutes long): Those instructions read something like the advice a therapist might give to deal with a verbal spat between friends or acquaintances. They would be absurd to use in … Continue reading →
Celebrating child murder; knocking prayer
First there was rejoicing when a United Healthcare CEO was murdered in cold blood. Then there was celebration at the murder of a young Jewish couple. Now some leftists are applauding the act of killing little children in a Catholic … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/29/2025
This weekend is Labor Day weekend. Summer is nearly over; how did that happen? It was here a minute ago.
Continue reading →Even the MSM is starting to admit that Bolton may really be guilty
The evidence is starting to be harder to deny. At least, it’s become more clear that the re-opening of the investigation of Bolton is justified: The New York Times wisely expanded its narrative from it not being clear “what culpability … Continue reading →
Another political changer shunned by friends
It’s an old old story, but one that continues to interest me. Evan Barker writes that at the beginning: I’d worked in politics nearly half my life, starting out as an intern on Barack Obama’s campaign when I was only … Continue reading →
Depression and rage: the Nashville school shooter and the Minneapolis school shooter, plus Columbine
One can’t help but notice the similarities between Robert (“Robin”) Westman of the recent Minneapolis school killings and Audrey (“Aidan” ) Hale of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville. There are differences, of course, starting with the fact that Westman … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/28/2025
Must have been utterly shocking in its time:
Continue reading →The NY Times looks at gay men working in the Trump administration
What a strange article. The attitude is that these men are some sort of curiosity [emphasis mine]: Mr. Moran, 44, is the pasha of a new power tribe in the capital: the gay men of the Trump administration. These are … Continue reading →
Fatal shooting of Catholic school children at Minneapolis church
Terrible news: two Catholic school children have been murdered at a church in Minneapolis by a shooter who then turned the gun on himself. The shooter has been identified: The deranged gunman who slaughtered two children and injured at least … Continue reading →