Open thread 8/24/2026
More than you ever wanted to know about horned helmets:
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Are rhythmic gymnasts tall?
This is clearly one of the burning questions of our times, and I’m willing to tackle it: are rhythmic gymnasts tall? They certainly are thin; the quintessential ectomorphs, with elastic limbs and extreme grace. Their lean bodies and long legs … Continue reading →
Gerald Posner: Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza
Here’s Posner’s article. Good luck with that. The vast vast majority of people who say that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza are immune to any facts to the contrary. It’s partly a case of not being able to reason … Continue reading →
Autism redux
The topic of autism has come back into the news lately. Or perhaps it never left. So this might be as good a time as any to call your attention to this 2008 post of mine in which I deal … Continue reading →
Ghent suspends Cofnas – the Arday fallout
I wrote a recent post about Nathan Cofnas, the professor who exposed Arday as a plagiarist. Here’s the post; it features a fairly lengthy interview with Cofnas, which should give you a pretty good idea of the sort of ideas … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/22/2026
You think Swalwell was bad? Look who replaced him.
Aisha Wahab will be replacing Swalwell until the November election, due to the results of a special election to determine the disgraced Swalwell’s successor. As you can probably tell from the name, Wahab is the US-born child of Muslim immigrants … Continue reading →
Oh, you mean that Karmelo Anthony
It was clear almost from the start that Karmelo Anthony, who murdered Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet, was seeking violent confrontation. He provoked the entire incident, had brought a knife to a venue where they were … Continue reading →
The British finally decide that maybe newcomers need some instructions on quaint British customs
There has been a great deal of internet mockery of a nine-page pamphlet released by the British Home Office to instruct newcomers on local mores. It contains helpful hints such as this: More: The Conservatives said any asylum seekers breaking … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/21/2026
It’s open. And it’s a thread.
Continue reading →Hormuz again
Open? Closed? Half-open? You be the judge. See this: The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even … Continue reading →
Sinema the homewrecker
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema is currently embroiled in a rather odd – and somewhat archaic – lawsuit. It turns out that Sinema (who was considered the first “out” bisexual senator) had an affair with her bodyguard Matthew Ammel, who was … Continue reading →