Open thread 7/16/21
Strange bird:
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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 →
Open thread 7/14/21
7-14-21 is an arithmetic progression, is it not?
Continue reading →Physicist Max Born is singer Olivia Newton-John’s grandfather
It’s one of those random facts, perhaps meaningless, that I nevertheless find interesting. From Born’s Wiki page: Max Born was a German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state … Continue reading →
Another effort to get rid of my extra stuff – and this time a more successful one
During the COVID lockdown time, some people engaged in self-improvement projects. They went on a diet and got fit. They decluttered their homes. They learned a foreign language. Not me. I languished. Even though I was home practically all the … Continue reading →
Robert Woodson and The Woodson Center
I saw Robert Woodson briefly on Mark Levin’s show, and the work he’s doing at the Woodson Center seemed impressive. So I’m calling your attention to the Center’s website. From the “about us” description: Low-income individuals and neighborhood-based organizations should … Continue reading →