New York City will be phasing out its gifted and talented program in the public schools. I’m surprised it lasted this long. I am a product of this program (or an earlier but similar program) in the NYC public schools. … Continue reading →
The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied Derek Chauvin the right to a public defender for his appeal. They say he’s not poor enough, or at least has not successfully proven that he’s poor enough, but he sounds pretty poor to … Continue reading →
You’ve got to hand it to the left – they follow a well-thought-out if nefarious plan, and they take the long view. Lately, though, they’ve been accelerating, and that might cause problems for them because the frog that is the … Continue reading →
…on why he left National Review. It’s really not all that hard to figure out, if you know much about National Review. But because it’s Victor Davis Hanson, it’s still an interesting story. For example: I think there were certain … Continue reading →
The name of Jan Morris came up in yesterdays trans thread. For example, commenter “PA Cat” wrote this: Jan Morris (born James Morris; served in the British Army in the last years of WWII, and was the journalist who accompanied … Continue reading →
A lot of people have said that things have gotten crazy in the last year or two – that we’ve gone through the looking glass, and that it feels surreal. People seem to have become somewhat unhinged by the COVID … Continue reading →
Here’s the evidence: Purchases of PCR tests in China’s Hubei Province surged months before the first official reports of a novel coronavirus case there, according to a report by Australia-based cybersecurity company Internet 2.0. About 67.4 million yuan ($10.5 million … Continue reading →
Hmmm: AG Garland has weaponized the FBI and other DOJ departments against parents protesting against critical race theory in the schools. Garland mentioned threats, harassment, and intimidation, but did not cite any examples. Looks like Garland has a conflict of … Continue reading →
The medical and leftist political establishments have been experimenting with the lives of children who identify as transgender, without knowing much about it at all. It seems ironic to me, on reading this article, that these radical treatments were offered … Continue reading →