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The Biden administration and Facebook: isn’t this fascism?
Not “fascism” as in “mean people doing mean things that I don’t like,” but “fascism” in its economic sense of “large private businesses being in bed with government”? Fascism as an economic system is sometimes described this way: As such, … Continue reading →
The Hunter Biden DOJ protection program
Didn’t we already know this?: U.S. Department of Justice officials deliberately delayed an investigation into Hunter Biden’s potential tax law violations and sketchy overseas business dealings because of the effect it could have on the presidential election, according to a … Continue reading →
The woes of Africa
Yesterday in a thread on the unrest and violence in South Africa, the perennial question of what’s wrong with Africa came up. It occurs to me that it might be time to recycle a post from seven years ago that … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/16/21
Strange bird:
Continue reading →We’re slowly learning more about voting irregularities…
…and possible fraud in Georgia in November of 2020. Very slowly. Will it matter? [ADDENDUM: And then there’s Arizona.]
Continue reading →What’s going on in South Africa?
Riots. Will this die down, or is it the beginning of a civil war and the further disintegration of an already-disintegrating country? It really depends on how much the government is willing to crack down. At the moment, the violence … Continue reading →
Nikole Hannah-Jones wants both races to be equally miserable
Margaret Thatcher made a memorable point in 1990 about socialism. Her example involved the standard of living: Nikole Hannah-Jones, head of the 1619 Project, seems to take the same tack as the leftists in the above clip, only Hannah-Jones spoke … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/15/21
They were so so so good:
Continue reading →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 →