Open thread 4/9/21
Taken a couple of days ago:
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Have you noticed that Biden and company are acting like rebellious kids doing the opposite of whatever Trump did…
…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 →
The Chauvin trial so far: perceptions of guilt and innocence
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 →
Criticizing woke academia: here’s a letter to praise
[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 →
Open thread 4/8/21
Sign that parrot up!
Continue reading →The death of Roseanne Boyland at the Capitol on January 6th: not what had been previously reported
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 →
Conrad Black on America today
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 →
Somehow I don’t think this will be a very popular move by United
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 →
Frei and Barnes on the Chauvin trial
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 →
A big “thank you”…
…to all of those who wrote so many kind words in yesterday’s thread about comments and the blog. And to all who might be new here or returning: Welcome! Commenter “dnaxy” wrote: I would never start such a commitment. Too … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/7/21
This was a big hit for Eddie Holman in 1969-1970, one of the most memorable falsetto songs ever. And here he is in 2012 (age 66), still wowing them in a tour de force: The prototype:
Continue reading →Blog comments: here, there, and everywhere
It’s come to my attention that Ann Althouse has ended comments on her blog. I’ve noticed a trend in that direction on a lot of sites in the past few years. Those who run the sites have their reasons, although … Continue reading →