Walter Williams on liberty
This is more important than ever, and more timely. I believe this interview occurred in early 2018:
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A detransitioner describes some of her original motives for transitioning
The following wasn’t her only motive. But this was certainly part of why transitioning appealed to her as a troubled teenager, and I strongly suspect it’s a common motivation for today’s teenagers. A few years ago the author was a … Continue reading →
The Trudeau government tells the Canadian Senate, “Because, reasons!”
The Canadian Senate is deliberating the extension of the Emergencies Act activation that the House has already approved. As part of that process, debates are ongoing. I have almost zero doubt that the Senate will be going along with the … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
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Continue reading →Open thread 2/23/22
I saw this as a short in a movie theater when I was a kid, and something in a recent comment thread made me think of it again:
Continue reading →On Biden’s weakness: Putin isn’t Corn Pop
The money angle on Putin and Ukraine: Before Biden became President, the U.S. was energy independent and an exporter of energy. [Biden lowered] American production and remov[ed] Trump’s restrictions on the Nordstream natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. His … Continue reading →
Canada’s Parliament votes to extend the Emergencies Act for 30 days
The vote was mostly along mostly party lines. The “yeas” represented the same coalition that gave Trudeau his last two wins. What’s more, I believe the majority of the feedback they’re getting from Canadians is supportive as well, because the … Continue reading →
Tyranny creep: Canada and elsewhere
Commenter John Tyler asks: There never is a shortage of jack-booted enforcers to impose a government’s will upon the citizenry. This time Canada is the venue. So, ladies and gents, what is about the Canadian personality or culture that enables … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/22/22
A whole lot of 2s up there today.
Continue reading →Why Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act is illegitimate, and why Parliament may vote for it anyway
I was going to write a post about the topic that’s the subject of this post, but it would have taken me quite some time to study the wording of the Act and the wording Trudeau’s government employed when it … Continue reading →
Presidents’ Day poetry
[NOTE: Today is Presidents’ Day, and this is a repeat of a previous post.] I’m not that old, but pedagogical practices in my youth seem absolutely archaic compared to whatever passes for education these days. For starters, we had Washington’s … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) The Lia Thomas story is one of the best examples of the insanity of our age. I have no trouble with voluntarily calling Thomas “she” if that’s what she wants. But she should never be competing against biological women … Continue reading →