What’s Musk got in store for Twitter?
Maybe this.
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Why care about Ukraine?
About a month ago, commenter “BrianB” had this to say. I think it represents one not uncommon point of view on the right: On the personal and emotional level I sympathize with Ukraine. But personal emotions are how our “leaders” … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/26/22
This video says that about one in twenty people are tone deaf. That surprises me; I thought tone deafness was far less common:
Continue reading →On Ukraine: what course others may take
Commenter Bauxite wrote: Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine is a disaster… There were no good outcomes for the Ukraine once Putin invaded. Once the invasion happened, all of the options that included a Ukrainian victory involved considerable death, destruction, and … Continue reading →
Reports are that Musk will be acquiring Twitter after all
Fancy that. Glenn Reynolds writes: “Twitter has been destructive for the left, but it has also been destructive for the nation. I hope Musk can fix the latter, at least.” I have written about my own detestation of Twitter quite … Continue reading →
The trouble with Russian armaments
It seems pretty apparent from the Ukraine war that Russia has a problem with its military equipment. This article summarizes some of the reasons, among them [emphasis added]: –Russia should theoretically have military equipment better than anyone but the U.S. … Continue reading →
Macron wins re-election in France
In a victory that was not a surprise, Macron defeats Marine Le Pen: Macron’s victory over Le Pen—with 58.2% of the vote to her 41.8%, according to estimated results released at 8 p.m. local time after polls closed—was significantly smaller … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/25/22
Prodigies, prodigies, prodigies:
Continue reading →The story of my left eye – so far: Part I
[NOTE: I’ve decided to write an explanatory piece about my recent eye problems and surgery. It may be long and boring to some, but I think it might be helpful if anyone is going through a similarly confusing time with … Continue reading →
On the split on the right regarding the Ukraine war
You’ve probably noticed the split I’m referring to, on this blog and others. I’m planning a piece on the topic one of these days. But till then, I recommend reading this article. The author is far more familiar with and … Continue reading →
Annals of woke literature
A while back I saw a link at Powerline to an article in The Critic entitled, “On the chopping block.” I idly clicked on it, wondering what it was about, and saw that it concerned one of those all-too-common flaps … Continue reading →