I don’t even pretend to understand the maneuverings going on in Britain right now over Brexit. And the more articles I read, the more convinced I am that no one else really does, either. Although I hope Boris Johnson understands … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: “Ann.”] Corbyn and his friends in Parliament don’t trust you to make this decision – but I do. Let’s put it to the people: more delay with Corbyn’s #SurrenderBill, or Brexit delivered on October 31st ?? pic.twitter.com/q8tIwDMkcH — … Continue reading →
…keep their views quiet at times due to fear of lowered grades. No surprise there. I was thinking recently about an incident that happened to me around 2005. I was having dinner with a guy who was—ahem—interested in me. He … Continue reading →
San Francisco believes in the power of language to change the world, or at least people’s perceptions of the world. There’s something to that. Just think about how “illegal aliens” morphed into “illegal immigrants” which morphed into “undocumented migrants” which … Continue reading →
It’s complicated, as everything parliamentary seems to be. See this as well as this, this, and this.
Continue reading →There have been a number of articles about the left’s campaign to get a bunch of leftist DAs-in-name-only (DAINOs?) into office, in order to stop prosecuting a lot of people. Rather Orwellian, don’t you think? Here’s a NY Times article … Continue reading →
But it may be too little too late to quell the anger and the desire for more liberty. Remember? The Hong Kong protests were originally (seemingly) about extradition: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said Wednesday that the government would … Continue reading →
Here’s a sufferer from this malady: Is anyone else made really uncomfortable these days by anyone wearing any kind of red baseball cap? Like, I see one and my heart does weird shit and then I finally realize it only … Continue reading →
Snopes may be starting to regret its decision to fact-check the satire site Babylon Bee. The Bee’s response has been to mock Snopes relentlessly. And Snopes provides such a big fat target to mock.
Continue reading →I have to say right upfront that I doubt it. It just seems to go that way. The state agencies are reluctant to charge their own bureaucrats, no matter what the violation, and the higher up the person is the … Continue reading →
…doesn’t stay in Guatemala, according to Mario Duarte, Guatemala’s secretary of strategic intelligence. He has quite a story to tell, which if true indicates another little farewell gift from the Obama administration when it was on its way out: To … Continue reading →
Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last gasp, the moment … Continue reading →