Open thread 8/22/23
At least they get to sit down now and then. But I still don’t know how they can do this:
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The Maui fire disaster
I have no idea how the people of Maui will react, but Biden will finally be visiting. There are still between 850 and 1,000 missing people from the area. It is tragically ominous: “For the schools that started today, I … Continue reading →
Weiss: the whistleblowers made him do it
It’s even worse than previously thought: David Weiss, the US Attorney who has led the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, reportedly did not plan to charge the president’s son until IRS whistleblowers came forward about his alleged tax fraud, according … Continue reading →
The pro-Trump forces are at it again with a truncated and misleading DeSantis quote
I’ve dealt with the phenomenon in this previous post: But what I detest – no matter what side does it – is the use of propagandist truncated quotes. I’m quite aware that waging war against that practice is a losing … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/21/23
A protest song for our times: “Rich Men North of Richmond”
I put Oliver Anthony’s song “Rich Men North of Richmond” in Thursday’s “Roundup” post, but I have a lot more to say about it. First, in case you missed it, here’s the song: I also noticed that commenter “huxley” wrote … Continue reading →
It’s a shame that shame has gotten such a bad name
Last night I was thinking about shame. When I was growing up, shame was a much-used parental and pedagogic device. Parents commonly called their children “bad,” for example. Teachers purposely made us feel ashamed – not necessarily with the old-fashioned … Continue reading →
Time to revisit this post about the effects of WWI
I noticed in some recent comments that a lot of people believe that World War I was a turning point in the changes we’ve seen in attitudes towards the foundations of Western Civilization. That reminded me of the following post … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/19/23
A book on the six-decades long Gramscian march
Christopher Rufo’s
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I haven’t written much about Vivek Ramaswamy yet, but I’ve paid some attention to him and watched short clips of things he’s said. For the most part, I’ve thought he seems pretty smart and – as a political outsider – … Continue reading →
On laughter
Ammo Grrrll is sensitive to noise, and she tells you all about it in a very funny piece at Powerline. If you need some laughter as relief from all the angst, I suggest taking a look. It got me thinking, … Continue reading →