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Trans identity as a fad for teen girls
When I was in graduate school, there were a number of self-destructive body-oriented fads that were rife among teenage girls, the most popular at the time being cutting and anorexia. Those days, it appears that embracing a trans identity is … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson sums up the left’s m.o.
It’s not a new observation, but Hanson states it so well [emphasis mine]: So what is behind leaking Supreme Court drafts of impending opinions, or seeking to pack the Supreme Court with 15 justices, or ending the Senate filibuster, or … Continue reading →
Can Congress pass a national abortion bill?
Now that The Great SCOTUS Leak has occurred, there’s even more talk than before about Congress passing some sort of national abortion bill. But if that were to happen, would such a bill be constitutional? “Constitutional” seems to be a … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/5/22
Republicans are going to put you all back in chains – again
Democrats and Joe Biden will be campaigning by drumming up fear: President Joe Biden called the ‘MAGA crowd’ the ‘most extreme political organization in American history’ in a full-throated attack on Republicans and their ‘ultra-MAGA’ agenda in a speech from … Continue reading →
So, where’s my next eye surgery post?
For those of you who might be wondering where the next post in the series is, I haven’t forgotten. There’s just been a lot of intervening news to cover. The next post should be coming in the next few days. … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald on overruling Roe, and the arguments pro and con
Greenwald is right, and he’s crystal clear about what the legal issues are (he doesn’t deal with the moral ones). An excerpt: Rhetoric that heralds the values of democracy and warns of the tyranny of “unelected judges” and the like … Continue reading →
Will overruling Roe matter politically?
Let’s just assume that the Court will overrule Roe and send abortion policy decisions back to the states. Let’s also assume that Congress won’t manage to pass some sort of bill federalizing the right to abortion in every state (of … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/4/22
Robert Frost, commencement speaker
[NOTE: Here’s a slightly-edited version of a post I first published in 2014. I thought it might be good to put it up again, because it still seems appropriate.] The time was 1956, over 65 years ago. The place was … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
My blog is yummy: Magnificent website. Plenty of helpful info here. I am sending it to some buddies and also sharing in delicious.
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