Open thread 3/22/21
Almost forget the open thread. But here it is.
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“The City of New Orleans”
Most of you probably are familiar with the rousing and elegiac Americana classic “City of New Orleans.” It was a big hit for Arlo Guthrie in 1972, and has been covered by a great many people. It’s one of those … Continue reading →
A look at New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in 2021
When I first learned about Sullivan back in law school aeons ago, I remember being disturbed by the case. It’s not that I had a better solution. But it was easy to see the problem: how best to balance the … Continue reading →
Now it can be told
Ok ok it makes sense now #Bidenfall pic.twitter.com/LIBpYWw0Dg — Colo303 (@gril887) March 19, 2021
Continue reading →OCD symptoms post-COVID: easy to start, hard to end
It doesn’t affect everyone, of course, but there are a lot of people who become susceptible to OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) symptoms in a situation in which anxiety is heightened and there’s a set of behaviors to focus on that make … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/20/21
Dramatic neo.
Continue reading →The MSM and the Atlanta massage parlor murders
Andrew Sullivan gets this story mostly right: We have yet to find any credible evidence of anti-Asian hatred or bigotry in [the killer’s] history. Maybe we will. We can’t rule it out. But we do know that his roommates say … Continue reading →
What can Republicans do to fight Biden’s border policy?
Sometimes I think that people on the right are more fond of bashing the Republicans in Congress than they are of bashing the Democrats. I understand and share some of that impulse – the lack of fight and/or of conservative … Continue reading →
Discus dumps Frontpage…
…on the say-so of ye olde Southern Poverty Law Center: As of today, Disqus is de-platforming us. They have refused to respond to inquiries seeking further explanation. Disqus has taken on faith the libelous accusations of the Southern Poverty Law … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/19/21
Stick with this one a while. You will be rewarded:
Continue reading →Putin challenges Biden to a pushup contest
No, not really. But pushup contests are apparently one of Biden’s favorite things. Remember this from a little over a year ago?: And then there was this: So, here’s a tale Biden told recently in an interview with George Stephanopoulos … Continue reading →
Biden and the border
I haven’t written much about Biden’s border policy yet because it seems so utterly unsurprising to me, as well as depressing. Did anyone really fail to foresee what he and/or his administration would do, and what the result would be? … Continue reading →