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On the China protests and zero COVID
There’s an awful lot being said about the Chinese protests, but I’m going to boil it down to this interview with a Chinese dissident artist. I’m pretty much in agreement with him, from what I see – except I’m inclined … Continue reading →
COVID was such a golden opportunity for the authoritarian left
Governments around the world used the fear engendered by the COVID pandemic to increase their control on both the behavior of their populations and the ability of those populations to exchange information. The excuse was that this was a life-or-death … Continue reading →
The Arizona election mess continues
The latest: Mohave County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ron Gould said Monday he chose to canvass the 2022 Arizona general election because otherwise, he’d be arrested. “What we found out today from the county attorney is, essentially, if I have … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/29/22
Amazon reminder: BUMPED UP for CyberMonday [scroll down for today’s new posts]
Please use this blog as the portal for your Amazon holiday gift purchases if you prefer – as they used to say of the yellow pages long ago, before the internet took over – to let your fingers do the … Continue reading →
Roundup!
(1) We’e talked about Trump as a tragic Shakespearean hero, and also as Captain Queeg. Victor Davis Hanson explores the latter possibility in this article. (2) A tale of college propaganda convincing a student to turn hard left, and of … Continue reading →
Anti-government demonstrations in China
You’ve almost certainly read about the protests in China. On the one hand, it’s encouraging that people so tightly controlled want to be more free and are willing to go public with it in significant numbers. On the other hand, … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/28/22
Amazon reminder for the holidays [BUMPED UP: scroll down for today’s new posts]
Act of shameless self-promotion coming up: please use this blog as the portal for your Amazon holiday gift purchases if you prefer – as they used to say of the yellow pages long ago, before the internet took over – … Continue reading →
A long time coming
Here’s an astounding story: Newborn twins, born in Oregon three weeks ago, were produced from what are believed to be the longest-frozen embryos ever. The embryos, which produced twins Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway on Halloween, were frozen 30 years ago … Continue reading →
The attempt to revive a sexual assault case against Trump
Commenter “TR” has a question: Does anyone think that the rape lawsuit against, by Ms. E. Jean Carroll, will succeed?… …[S]he’s starting a lawsuit against Donald Trump, accusing him of- convincing her to go into a store, a store that … Continue reading →