Victor Davis Hanson…
..counts the ways in which the Biden administration has been intent on destroying the US.
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Maricopa fight highlights the bitter disagreements between the GOPe and the Trump wing
The battle in Maricopa County at this point is mostly among Republicans. It’s a familiar one that’s been waged for as long as I can remember noticing anything about politics on the right, although the terms to refer to each … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/1/22
The Tuskeegee syphilis study anniversary
The CDC is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. I’m going to assume that a lot of misleading stuff will be written about that study, so I’m linking to a post I wrote … Continue reading →
Farm seizures planned in the Netherlands
I have written at some length before on the government’s war on farmers in the Netherlands, so I refer you to this series of previous posts of mine: this and this, as well as this related post on efforts in … Continue reading →
Apple and the China riots
Apple had a role in the recent demonstrations in China: AirDrop, the file-sharing feature on iPhones and other Apple devices, has helped protestors in many authoritarian countries evade censorship. That’s because AirDrop relies on direct connections between phones, forming a … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/30/22
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 →