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If you’re a parent and you think you should have much of a say in your children’s public education curriculum…
…well, think again: Let’s hear from “scholar of education history and policy” Jack Schneider and education podcaster Jennifer Berkshire, who you may remember from her passionate argument against “parents’ rights”. This is good stuff, people: “Yet what’s actually radical here … Continue reading →
January 6th agent provocateur?
[Hat tip: commenter “Griffin.”] Questions abound. The following is an excerpt from Thomas Massie’s exchange with AG Garland: Rep. Massie: As far as we can determine, the individual who was saying he’ll probably go to jail, he’ll probably be arrested, … Continue reading →
The Democrats want to tax unrealized capital gains…
…but only for those selfish, greedy billionaires, who of course don’t deserve their money – or, in this case, their potential money. Right? Right? Just like the original income tax proposal, this is only for the very very very rich. … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/25/21
He wanted so badly for me to feed him. But I resisted:
Continue reading →Can you walk and chew gum at the same time?
I can. Hey – I can even walk and listen to music at the same time, and I often do. So what? But Roger Taylor. Ah, Taylor could sing up a storm and drum up a storm at the same … Continue reading →
Teal is just ducky
I had no idea that yesterday’s thread on the difficulty of distinguishing between intermediate shades of green and blue would occasion so many comments, but I’m glad it did. Color is a topic that’s dear to my heart. I’ve always … Continue reading →
The Biden administration has taken to mocking those suffering from our current economic problems or who wish to exercise liberty
Marie Antoinette was excoriated for having said a dismissive “Let them eat cake” when told about bread shortages for peasants. She almost certainly never actually said it, but the legend lives on, and it fosters the idea of an uncaring … Continue reading →
Roundup
Here we go again: (1) We knew the administration was lying about nearly everything they said in connection with their Afghanistan pullout. It was quite obvious; their lies were neither well-crafted nor believable. The lies were actually insulting to intelligence, … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/23/21
Is it blue or is it green?
My ex-husband and I used to have a running argument about colors. Before you say “no wonder you got divorced—what an asinine thing to argue about!”—let me just say that it wasn’t a hostile battle. It was a mild, intermittent, … Continue reading →
Garland confirms no one who participated in January 6th has been charged with insurrection
Or rather, he sort of confirms it: But, when asked by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) if any of the individuals who have been arrested for participating in the riot have been charged with “insurrection,” Garland told him “I don’t believe … Continue reading →