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Open thread 4/23/24
Roundup of news on Israel, academia, and Passover
(1) Caroline Glick on Israel’s Iran strike, the Biden administration’s reported consideration of sanctioning an entire IDF unit composed of Orthodox Jews, and the meaning of Passover: (2) If you want to know more about the Passover Seder, please read … Continue reading →
Watching the sausage made: what happened to the border bill?
This: The House of Representatives on April 20 rejected another border security bill. A person might be forgiven if, on reading that, he or she concludes that Republicans didn’t favor it. After all, the GOP controls the House (although barely), … Continue reading →
Events both inner and outer: how’s it going?
For the past few months not only has a lot of the news been extremely depressing, but it’s been appearing on so many fronts that I have at least thirty stories to choose from each day for my blog posts. … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/22/24
The ballet Raymonda: a sampler
If you’re not a ballet lover, you may never have heard of the ballet Raymonda. I’ve seen it quite a few times, and although it’s not my favorite it’s still enjoyable, and I very much like the Glazunov music. I … Continue reading →
Foreign aid for Ukraine and Israel passes the House
Republicans are more split on aid to Ukraine, while Democrats are more split on aid to Israel. That means, however, that aid to both countries is supported by the majority of Congress through the mechanism of bipartisanship. That’s the way … Continue reading →
China’s baby problem
I’ve watched many videos on the reluctance of the young people of China to have children. The problem affects other countries in Asia and the West as a whole as well, but in Europe and the US it’s nothing like … Continue reading →
“Equity grading”: forced regression towards the mean
[Hat tip: Ace.] We can’t have students feeling bad about their grades – unless they’re smart and high-achieving students. Then it’s okay. So let’s eliminate the tails, says California. All students will be equally – or almost equally – mediocre: … Continue reading →
I want to highlight this video on Israel’s Iran attack
In case you missed it when I posted it in an addendum yesterday – here’s a fascinating take on what Israel’s attack on Iran was all about:
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“If Jimmy jumped off a cliff, would you follow him?”
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