Open thread 7/15/21
They were so so so good:
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The way it was
I recently was on an airplane and sitting next to me was a young man in his mid-twenties, sporting a full set of complicated tattoos. He was very talkative, and as we were chatting I mentioned that the first time … Continue reading →
Notes from a middle school teacher: on CRT and its spinoffs
A Rhode Island middle school teacher writes: I love being a teacher and I care a great deal about my students, almost all of whom are non-white. This past 2020/21 school year was a sad and worrisome turning point for … Continue reading →
What’s today?
Bastille Day. Now, that was an insurrection. And by the way: In 1790, Lafayette gave the wrought-iron, one-pound and three-ounce key to the Bastille to U.S. President George Washington. Washington displayed it prominently at government facilities and events in New … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/14/21
7-14-21 is an arithmetic progression, is it not?
Continue reading →Physicist Max Born is singer Olivia Newton-John’s grandfather
It’s one of those random facts, perhaps meaningless, that I nevertheless find interesting. From Born’s Wiki page: Max Born was a German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state … Continue reading →
Another effort to get rid of my extra stuff – and this time a more successful one
During the COVID lockdown time, some people engaged in self-improvement projects. They went on a diet and got fit. They decluttered their homes. They learned a foreign language. Not me. I languished. Even though I was home practically all the … Continue reading →
Robert Woodson and The Woodson Center
I saw Robert Woodson briefly on Mark Levin’s show, and the work he’s doing at the Woodson Center seemed impressive. So I’m calling your attention to the Center’s website. From the “about us” description: Low-income individuals and neighborhood-based organizations should … Continue reading →
Darryl Cooper explains what the right has been thinking for the last few years
I highlighted Darryl Cooper’s explanatory Twitter thread in this post last Friday. I knew the minute I read the thread that it was something special, because it accomplished a task that had seemed extraordinarily difficult: explaining the genesis of the … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/13/21
LEGO crimes
Here are some of the allegations against January 6th demonstrator Robert Morss: Federal agents seized a plastic replica of the Capitol building from the Pennsylvania home of Robert Morss during his arrest on June 11. Justice Department officials are citing … Continue reading →
Protests in Cuba: sanctions, COVID, and liberty
What’s going on in Cuba?: From the Malecón, Havana’s famous seawall near the old city, to small towns in Artemisa province and Palma Soriano, the second-largest city in Santiago de Cuba province, videos live-streamed on Facebook showed thousands of people … Continue reading →