It’s Cornel West, running as a candidate from something called the People’s Party: “I enter in the quest for truth, I enter in the quest for justice, and the presidency is just one vehicle to pursue that truth and justice … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 79th 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 →
The last line of Orwell’s masterpiece Nineteen-Eighty-Four is, “He loved Big Brother.” Said of protagonist Winston Smith, it describes his final internal capitulation to lengthy torture and “re-education” of the most extreme sort. But some people don’t have to be … Continue reading →
Solar panels apparently only last about twenty-five years, and then what? They have to be replaced, but what happens to the old ones?: The world’s solar energy generation capacity grew by 22% in 2021. Around 13,000 photovoltaic (PV) solar panels … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker of Powerline has some questions about how it is that a strong majority of Americans don’t buy into the tenets of trans activism, and yet so many companies yield to the trans activists: How can a small minority … Continue reading →
It’s long been clear that Robert Kennedy Jr. is a man of the left and a rather extreme one at that, so I’m with Andrea Widburg on this: For RFK Jr., a long-time crusader against any vaccines, not just COVID … Continue reading →
“They are, of course, Victorian posy holders.” Of course.
Continue reading →Disney has just released a live action version of “The Little Mermaid.” Some people have panned it, in particular compared to the 1989 animated film of the same story that was very popular and highly praised. But I’ve never seen … Continue reading →
Chris Licht wanted to make CNN a bit more “objective.” He even gave Trump a platform there – which may be his downfall. At any rate, he’s reportedly in some difficulty. I simply don’t watch any TV news anymore. But … Continue reading →
The key is an organization called WPATH. You may not have heard of it – I hadn’t heard of it until fairly recently – but it’s the most influential worldwide body in pushing what’s now called “affirmative care” and jettisoning … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here’s a post from 2005 – ancient history – that I thought might be fun to recycle.] Here are some lesser-known facts about folks who live in New England. And by “New England,” I mean the part I know … Continue reading →