Blogger and commenter David Foster writes: I’ve been remembering something written by the British general Edward Spears, describing his feelings in the aftermath of Munich: “Like most people, I have had my private sorrows, but there is no loss that … Continue reading →
What could possibly go wrong?: [NYC] Chancellor Richard Carranza’s new grading policy bars failing grades. Students will be marked “in progress” or “incomplete,” even if they’ve done no work at all, writes Sanzi. Excelsior!
Continue reading →Everyone who knows anything about elections and fraud knows that mail-in voting raises the risk of fraud. There are several kinds of mail-in voting, though, and each has different risks. Absentee voting is tolerated but the voter must make the … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “I am Sparticus.”] I found this video fascinating. I know enough about math and graphs (although nothing about programming) to more or less understand what they’re saying, but I can’t evaluate it independently. Also, I don’t know … Continue reading →
From Caroline Glick: As President Trump said in his remarks Thursday evening, it may take time for the legal challenges to work their way through the courts and determine definitively who will be inaugurated on January 20. But we can … Continue reading →
From commenter “MollyG”: I just feel incredibly sad this evening. Sad because I can’t share my Dem/progressive friends’ transports of unhinged joy at the attempted DNC/MSM. coup. Sad because I love my friends but cannot look at them, since their … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “om.”] I was thinking about the Libertarians, and how they may have screwed things up this time, and here’s someone thinking along the same lines: Although some who voted Libertarian might otherwise have voted Democrat, while others … Continue reading →
I haven’t watched this video yet, but I’m putting it up here because it’s been recommended, and I’ve liked these two lawyers’ discussions in the past. I believe the relevant part starts about minute 18:
Continue reading →VDH has long been one of my favorite political commentators. I don’t agree with everything he says in this entire video, but I’ve cued it up to show a part where he makes an interesting analogy (although he starts by … Continue reading →
…remind me of a dynamic I’ve seen over and over in human interactions. Person A mistreats Person B. Instead of apologizing, Person A demands that Person B forget about it and “move on.” To illustrate his/her own magnanimity, Person A … Continue reading →
Good news from Pfizer: Of course, [Pfizer] announced less than a week after the election that its COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective in the latest study. Pfizer also said it would ask to put the vaccine on the market “if … Continue reading →
…newspeople weren’t calling either Bush or Gore the “president-elect” while the conflict was ongoing in the court system. Of course, that was then, this is now. In 2000 the media had not yet gone quite so far over into utter, … Continue reading →