Open thread 3/1/23
The first day of March. March? How did that sneak up on us?
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On the “Scott Adams is a racist” controversy
An interesting take from Stephen Green, probably the best one I’ve seen so far: By his own admission, Adams was using “hyperbole” to make his point. There are just two problems with that. The first is that his targets weren’t … Continue reading →
Was the Wuhan lab leak purposeful?
You be the judge: Note what she is saying and what she’s not saying. She’s saying it was not a leak, but rather a purposeful release. She’s saying that once the Chinese government realized how transmissible it was, they allowed … Continue reading →
VDH on Mark Moyar’s latest book on the Vietnam War
[NOTE: My previous post on Moyar’s earlier work, and on the battle among historians about the history of the Vietnam War, is here. For those of you who are unaware of my own history with the Vietnam War – which … Continue reading →
Snow day
It’s snowing softly and gently. Because there’s not a ton of wind, I doubt I’ll lose power (knock wood because it’s always possible). But right now it’s one of those rather pleasant snows that merely serve to remind you that … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/28/23
No gimmicks necessary:
Continue reading →The left’s hold on the Jan 6th videos ends…
…and suddenly the MSM wants access to the full video record, when before they were completely content to let Democrats release only those clips favorable to the left. Fancy that. Fancy that. A group of media organizations, including CBS News, … Continue reading →
It’s roundup time again
(1) I think that anyone paying attention has known almost from the first couple of months that there was a very good chance that COVID started with a Wuhan lab leak. Now the authorities seem to be saying that was … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/27/23
The kingdom where nobody dies
I am grieving, and I assume I’ll be doing that for a long time, probably to some extent for the rest of my life. I often get the urge to write and write and write about losing Gerard, but I … Continue reading →
Angela Davis, Pilgrim
Angela Davis recently made an appearance on Louis Gates’ “Finding Your Roots” program. She got a bit of a surprise: Angela Davis bought the guns used in a courthouse raid that murdered a judge, and she later served as Gus … Continue reading →
Who’s Zoomin’ who?
Joe Biden, that’s who. From a recent interview: "Are you planning on traveling to East Palestine?" BIDEN: "At this moment not. I was, I did a whole video, I mean, uh, you know, the uh, what the hell? On…" "Zoom?" … Continue reading →