Open thread 8/15/23
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The worm turns
This is straight out of science fiction: Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago — at a time when woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and giant elks still roamed the Earth. The roundworm, of a previously unknown … Continue reading →
Mothers and sons and masculinity – and Barbie
As part of the war against masculinity, we have this sort of essay. Here’s part of the start of the piece, in which the author establishes her virtue-signaling bona fides: I’ve been inoculating my son against hate for years. On … Continue reading →
Biden’s “no comment”
Biden had this to say about the disastrous Maui fires: Biden on Sunday morning, during a bike ride in Rehoboth, replied, “We’re looking at it,” when asked about whether he would go to Maui. Later on Sunday, following a stop … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/14/23
Plisetskaya dances
A nice change from gloomy news can be found in this 1964 documentary on ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya. I saw it in a movie theater when I was young, and it made a tremendous impression on me. Despite the more … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy: Weiss’ appointment as special counsel is a farce and a joke
McCarthy doesn’t mince words: Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of the Biden Justice Department’s Delaware U.S. attorney, David Weiss, as a special counsel is a joke. To begin with, Weiss is not eligible to be a special counsel under the … Continue reading →
Arguments for DeSantis over Trump – do they matter?
Commenter “Griffin” links to this Twitter page in which Steve Deace endorses DeSantis. Deace gives a host of reasons, and I agree with pretty much all of them. Here’s a small excerpt: DeSantis has done more damage to our enemies … Continue reading →
Trump and the perception of guilt
Commenter “Eeyore” has a question: One thing I have never been clear on is exactly why they think Trump “guilty”, or guilty of what. I really haven’t seen anything resembling a coherent explanation. And I do not mean psychological diagnoses; … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/12/23
Naomi Wolf: Happy Indictment Day
Here’s a truly excellent piece by Naomi Wolf, on the reaction of so many Democrats to the J6 Trump indictment. Wolf is neither a Trump supporter nor a conservative, but she has the reaction that all Americans should have no … Continue reading →
Garland appoints Weiss as special counsel in the Hunter Biden case
Here’s the announcement. This could – and should – have happened long ago. Why is it happening now? My first answer is that the House investigations have shed some light on the scope and meaning of Hunter’s activities and on … Continue reading →