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Portland, Oregon does its bit to globalize the intifada
Who needs UNRWA when you have the Portland school system? From Chris Rufo: The lesson plans [from the Portland Association of Teachers, a state teachers’ union affiliate] (The union did not respond to a request for comment.) are steeped in … Continue reading →
On the legal system and its political inequities
I went to law school a long long time ago. I wasn’t quite sure why I went, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. I had taken the LSAT, which is the equivalent of College Boards for … Continue reading →
D-Day, 80 years later
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/6/24
The ANC loses a South Africa election …
… for the first time in three decades. The ANC was Mandela’s party. Let’s see: With more than 99 percent of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in Wednesday’s election, well short of the majority it … Continue reading →
WaPo shakeup
Long overdue: Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee has stepped down in a sign that things are not going well for the media institution. Despite the fact that it’s an election year and there is no shortage of news, the … Continue reading →
Let’s make this video go viral: about the NY Trump trial
This guy – Jed Rubenfeld – calmly and objectively dissects the constitutional issues in the Trump trial. They were by no means the only issues. But constitutional law is his specialty, and that’s what he sticks to; he’s a law … Continue reading →
The Trump riddle for the 2024 election
As commenter “Karmi” writes: Trump has a lot of raw hatred against him—which brings out a lot of voters who will be voting against him…ones who would’ve probably not voted if he hadn’t been running. Trump definitely has a great … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/5/24
More evidence of the depressing increase in political polarization and hatred
I had a friend about fifteen years ago, we’ll call her Marjorie. We were fairly good friends for about seven years, and then we both moved away and ended up living over an hour from each other and the friendship … Continue reading →
Attempted juror bribery in Minnesota
Here are the circumstances: A juror in a huge pandemic fraud trial reports receiving a bag full of $120,000 with a promise of more where that came from if she acquits seven defendants who allegedly stole $40 million from a … Continue reading →