Roundup
(1) Roger L. Simon on the SCOTUS decision that limits the power of the EPA. (2) A Texas court says that the state’s 1925 abortion law can go into effect. The 1925 law criminalized abortion in that practitioners could be … Continue reading →
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Doctors, trans surgery, and language
First, a bit of language clarification. When Jordan Peterson called the doctor who removed Ellen/Elliot Page’s breasts a “criminal doctor,” he wasn’t necessarily saying that the doctor was violating a law and should be tried and jailed. If a person … Continue reading →
Doing anything fun for the Fourth…
…this long weekend?
Continue reading →Open thread 7/2/22
Twitter suspends Jordan Peterson: why?
Here’s what Peterson tweeted that got him suspended: In the tweet prompting Twitter’s suspension, Peterson wrote, “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.” Twitter wrote that Peterson had violated … Continue reading →
By my profile I should be the most liberal of liberals
In a Jordan Peterson video I saw something about this personality test, and I decided to spring for it to the tune of ten dollars. Taking it is kind of fun, and it gives you your assessment immediately. The scores … Continue reading →
Another white arbiter of Blackness is heard from
Apparently, the proper metric of Blackness is attendance at NBA games. Who knew? And Clarence Thomas has been tested and found wanting on that dimension by Rex Chapman, who also writes: “Clarence Thomas would last 20-30 seconds in an NBA … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/1/22
Those smart folks at Good Morning America…
…put up a tweet – now finally removed – that said that Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black Supreme Court justice in US history. Various explanations: (1) We all know Clarence Thomas isn’t really black, being a conservative and … Continue reading →
Biden, abortion, and the filibuster
Biden’s new devotion to abortion is heartwarming [/sarc] to behold: Joe Biden calls for eliminating the filibuster to legalize abortion nationwide until the moment of birth. pic.twitter.com/okoVAdgA8R — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 30, 2022 So he’s saying that the filibuster … Continue reading →
Cassidy Hutchinson plays a game of telephone
The big news of the last two days is Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the January 6th committee on all the awful things Trump did, or what others said he did, or what she says others said he did. Andrew C. … Continue reading →
The SCOTUS theme for today: who gets to decide what?
SCOTUS handed down two rulings today that seem to clash politically: one against the administration and one for the administration. But otherwise they actually mesh, if you see them as SCOTUS deciding what branch of government gets to decide what. … Continue reading →