Open thread 10/4/22
You say tomato, I say tomahto:
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Update on the war in Ukraine
I offer my usual caveat on linking to this post with recent news on Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The fog of war is always operative, so each person will probably take this differently. But I think it’s fairly clear … Continue reading →
Jonathan Haidt set to resign from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
I already had quite a bit of respect for Jonathan Haidt. He’s a moderate who tends more to the liberal end of things, but his work on political belief systems is very important and for the most part very fair. … Continue reading →
How can Fetterman be leading in the polls?
Commenter “huxley” points out the strangeness of John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate for the Senate from Pennsylvania, and asks a question: Then there’s this Fetterman character running for the US Senate in Pennsylvania who looks and dresses like a tattooed … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/3/22
I find this dance style strange yet rather hypnotic. It’s similar to certain other ethnic dance traditions in that it features a fairly rigid upper body with movement centered in the legs and feet. But in this case, the women … Continue reading →
Love before first sight: Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Being an Everly Brothers fan even as a child and seeing these two names – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant – on so many of their songs, I wondered about them for a long time. Who were they? It’s quite a … Continue reading →
Weighing evil: Soviets and Nazis
Some years ago I read Martin Amis’ book entitled Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million, which deals with Stalin. At one point (I noted at the time that it was on pages 82-86, although I no longer have … Continue reading →
Putin annexes four Ukrainian oblasts
I’m only surprised that Putin didn’t do this earlier: Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin formally accomplished what has been telegraphed for a few weeks, the annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts (provinces). Before a crowd of what passes for dignitaries in … Continue reading →
Remember when even a divorce could hurt a politician’s chances of being elected?
It wasn’t even all that long ago, either. Now we have this brave new world: A local Georgia lawmaker has come out as nonmonogamous and revealed plans to start a family with her two female partners, declaring, “I’m in love … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/1/22
Where did September go? It was around here a moment ago.
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When Democrats don’t like the results. I guess Biden isn’t worried about upsetting our supposed ally Italy, either – see this recent Biden speech (which, by the way, also features a repeat of the Charlottesville “fine people” accusation, one of … Continue reading →
FBI whistleblowers report an ideological purge
Jim Jordan says that FBI whistleblowers are saying the FBI is conducting a political/ideological purge of the conservatives in its ranks: “During the course of this investigation, we have received protected whistleblower disclosures that the FBI is engaging in a … Continue reading →