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Feeling calmer?
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For Purim: Hamantaschen meets cancel culture
An alert reader sent me this, and I have to say it’s one of the more depressing and yet funny things I’ve read in a long time. It’s not the Babylon Bee, either. It seems that Orwell’s Minitrue has taken … Continue reading →
Why didn’t more professors oppose the Gramscian march or at least stick up for free speech?
Commenter “huxley” asks this question: I’m trying to understand how academia slid further and further to the left… I’m interested in Prof. Everybody, the academicians who watched and are still watching as their world was gradually taken over by the … Continue reading →
The quality of mercy
Commenter “Lee Also” writes this: I have always felt that, as doctors take the Hippocratic Oath when they receive their degree, Portia’s Speech should be administered to freshly minted JD’s as an oath: “The quality of mercy is not strained; … Continue reading →
Open thread
About a year and a half ago I took a bunch of new neo-apple (neo-neo-apple?) photos and chose the one I’ve been using for the blog since then. At the same time, I had some fun manipulating that photo and … Continue reading →
Remove that blindfold: a metaphor for “equity”
[Hat tip: commenter “huxley”.] It strikes me that this is a good metaphor for what’s been happening to the idea of justice at the hands of the campaign for “equity” [emphasis mine]: For decades leading symphony orchestras have used “blind … Continue reading →
Remember back when Merrick Garland was described as being a moderate?
Here’s what a “moderate” looks like these days, from Garland’s statement on his nomination to be Biden’s AG: That mission remains urgent because we do not yet have equal justice. Communities of color and other minorities still face discrimination in … Continue reading →
Open thread
Here’s a photo I took a few years ago. Ain’t no mountain high enough.
Continue reading →The left and “misinformation”
This would be funny if it weren’t so ominous: House Democrats are pressing cable and streaming services over their decisions to host channels that the lawmakers accuse of spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories that lead to “real world harm.” Reps. … Continue reading →
SCOTUS refuses to hear the Pennsylvania cases that challenge the constitutionality of the voting changes
Once again, this is no surprise: The Supreme Court has refused to accept a case challenging the Pennsylvania election result, on the basis that the mail-in ballot procedures were illegal, as “moot”. In other words: what difference, after all, does … Continue reading →
Viva Frei on those canceled Trump lawyers
I wonder how long YouTube will allow Frei to have a voice there.
Continue reading →Solar panels in the Sahara sounded like a really good idea
Actually, maybe not. So, a giant solar farm could generate ample energy to meet global demand and simultaneously turn one of the most hostile environments on Earth into a habitable oasis. Sounds perfect, right? Not quite. In a recent study, … Continue reading →