Lots of depressing news, too many stories to cover in depth. So here’s another roundup. Wish I could be more cheerful, but here goes: (1) Another case of anti-black hate graffiti turns out to be a hoax perpetrated by a … Continue reading →
Everybody knows that one of the clouds hanging over the Chauvin trial, tainting it even further, is the threat of violence if he isn’t convicted of some major crime. As commenter “J.J.” points out, however: If the mayor of Minneapolis … Continue reading →
Commenter “stan” writes: Neo wrote: “I expect that most people will go on believing that Chauvin was indeed a cold-blooded murderer, and a racist one at that.” More importantly, they will feel morally superior because of that belief and have … Continue reading →
Taken a couple of days ago:
Continue reading →…whether it makes sense or not. When therapists work with children, teens, or young adults who are acting up, it’s often useful to point out that doing things just because they are the opposite of what parents do is still … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker of Powerline has written a summary of the Chauvin trial so far; you can find it here. It’s well worth reading. I’ve followed the trial (mostly Branca’s daily summaries at Legal Insurrection) and watched a bit of it, … Continue reading →
[Hat tip:”AesopFan.”] Many of you are almost certainly familiar with some of the signers of this letter (for example, Shelby Steele, Glenn Loury, and John McWhorter), written on March 22 and addressed to the president of Smith College [emphasis mine]: … Continue reading →
Sign that parrot up!
Continue reading →I’ve previously written about the use of the phrase “deadly riots” to describe the Capitol incursion on January 6th, and how it has been employed in order to make it seem as though it was the rioters killing people or … Continue reading →
I’m not going to go through this article by Conrad Black point by point, except to say that I disagree with a great deal of it and agree with quite a bit of it. This is the paragraph on which … Continue reading →
I can’t really imagine that all that many people will be thrilled with this announcement: “Over the next decade, United will train 5,000 pilots who will be guaranteed a job with United, after they complete the requirements of the Aviate … Continue reading →
This is a bit old because it’s a recap of last week’s developments in the Chauvin trial, but it has so much good stuff in it that I’m putting it up now anyway. My guess is that they’ll make a … Continue reading →