Seattle’s Carmen Best could read the writing on the wall that told her the City Council was determined to cut the legs out from under the police, and to personally punish her as well. So Best – the first black … Continue reading →
And I don’t even like cats. But this is cute and very soothing: That business the cat is doing with its front paws before it lies down is called “kneading.” Why do they do it? This is supposedly why, and … Continue reading →
And they don’t like it one little bit. Two can play at the “pen and phone” game, says Trump, who is tired of the Democrats holding out for their leftist wish list before they will help Americans suffering during lockdowns. … Continue reading →
There’s only a slight and completely unconvincing pretense of protest this time. This was about opportunistic criminality [emphasis mine]: Hundreds of looters and vandals descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city’s South Side, smashing … Continue reading →
From commenter “Artfldgr”, concerning the post-Floyd rioting: Let me explain how this is DESIGNED – and I believe with outside help from other states think tanks… ie. experts who have had decades of experience in this are designing and informing … Continue reading →
A former prosecutor has his say. His view accords pretty much with mine, but I think such a viewpoint is almost inevitable for anyone who looks at the transcript and combines it with the full video, and keeps an open … Continue reading →
I’m talking about the “trash” folder on the blog. I don’t usually check it because it’s ordinarily full of spam. But every now and then it traps quite a few real comments. That’s been happening now for a couple of … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Molly Brown.”] In this article from about a year ago, David Gelernter expresses doubts about Darwin’s theory of how species originate. He’s hardly the only one. It’s been a puzzlement for a long time, the sticking point … Continue reading →
This is typical: According to [Dr. Bhattacharya’s] assessment, a vaccine is an open-ended question. None of the other coronaviruses that infect humans have one and there is no guarantee this one will. Technically true but also somewhat misleading. Because COVID … Continue reading →
Never let it be said that the state of New Hampshire is behind the times. For example: …[NH] House Bill 1182…makes it legal to register a flying car—or, as the ‘Shire deems it, a “roadable aircraft”—in the Granite State. Which … Continue reading →
I’ve written about Coleman Hughes before. He’s a young man with a good mind, and I often agree with about 97% of what he has to say (he has an antipathy to Trump, however, which I’ve written about here). Hughes … Continue reading →
Maybe. I don’t think so, though.
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