That is, according to Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters. You can read a lot more at the link. I actually saw the accusation early on, long before Waters was spouting it. It was inevitable, was it not? Is there nothing the … Continue reading →
…or by what a small group of attention-getting radicals want. In the turmoil we’re now experiencing, many people are afraid. That certainly makes sense – it’s frightening. Just a few short months ago things seemed relatively “normal.” Then COVID came, … Continue reading →
This is scary stuff. They’re getting rid of the blasphemers to the BLM religion, and we’ll be left with no one who thinks for him/herself – or is willing to express thoughts that go against the prevailing memes. Of course, … Continue reading →
And everyone should listen: Here’s a discussion that I think is very informative and well worth a listen. It’s the sort of thing you could send to some friends who vote Democrat and read the MSM, if you’re so inclined: … Continue reading →
…although to the elites, Democratic politicians, and to the left (is that redundant?), BLM is the new religion and “all lives matter” is unforgivable racist heresy against it. The fact the black lives are included in “all lives” is explained … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] It’s Father’s Day. A sort of poor stepchild to Mother’s Day, although fathers themselves are hardly that. They are central to a family. Just ask the people who … Continue reading →
One of my favorite ballet dancers of all time, Maya Plisetskaya, with some enticing and energetic cultural appropriation. Circa 1959: I saw Plisetskaya in person right around the time this was filmed. She tore up the stage. I don’t think … Continue reading →
I just published this long post on how the current riots and statue-toppling represents a war on Western Civilization. I want to add something here, on a related topic. John Hinderaker of Powerline has written a piece today on much … Continue reading →
Commenter “AesopFan” calls attention to this: Grant did briefly own one slave he freed years before the war; but as a general he smashed the Confederacy, and as president he crushed the Klan. He presided over the ratification of the … Continue reading →
Last night when I awakened several times, thinking, it occurred to me that although the left fights on all fronts, one of them is in the matter of words, in particular the names it gives organizations. For example, Black Lives … Continue reading →
This was first written in 2006. But it’s a very timely piece. Unfortunately, I fear that taking a look at Robespierre will always be timely [comments in brackets mine]: Robespierre’s constituency outside the Convention was the mob, roaming the streets … Continue reading →
Here’s another excellent article by Andrew C. McCarthy. Also, here’s a comment I found in the thread there. This is the question I’ve been wondering about, too: why would any sane person want to be a police officer, at this … Continue reading →