I didn’t watch it. But I hear tell about it. See a whole bunch of links here, and also see this. I think that much of the country isn’t watching, even Democrats. It’s early, it’s confusing, it’s boring, and there … Continue reading →
The greatest English writer who ever lived is a dead white man, and so several school districts in Canada have decided to disappear him: The Greater Essex County District School Board in the Windsor, Ont., area is supplanting its grade … Continue reading →
…please go here.
Continue reading →Commenter “Eva Marie” offers this explanation for the motives and concerns of NeverTrumpers: Maybe they think of conservatism as essentially a lost cause. Maybe they think of it as that last bit of shelter from the vulgarity and crassness that … Continue reading →
I’m talking about this sort of thing: There’s no one way to be a man. Men who get their periods are men. Men who get pregnant and give birth are men. Trans and non-binary men belong.#InternationalMensDay — ACLU (@ACLU) November … Continue reading →
I noticed a number of people in this thread who cited a reported statistic about fatherlessness and mass shootings, which is that 26 of the shooters in the 27 deadliest mass shootings in the US grew up fatherless. I’ve written … Continue reading →
One of the things that often strikes me is that Trump is no gentleman. Oh, he can be a gentleman. When he wants to, he can act as graciously as anyone and exhibit excellent manners. But that’s not his usual … Continue reading →
Perhaps you’ve heard about the accusations against Eric Swalwell? The scandalous claims, the denials, the controversy?
Continue reading →This isn’t going to be a post bashing college students for being fragile flowers. It’s true they are more fragile than they used to be, but here’s a serious discussion in The Guardian, of all places, about the phenomenon. Reading … Continue reading →
I plan to write more about Bill Barr’s recent speech, the one so many people have been talking about. But I have a busy today today, so this is just a post to establish a thread for you to talk … Continue reading →
So far it’s not working out in quite the way Schiff planned: Support for the impeachment inquiry (not necessarily removal, but just the House process) was enjoying support in the 60% range not too long ago. Now, we are seeing … Continue reading →
…so goes the rest of Western Europe? Sweden today: There have been 187 bomb attacks this year. In just 1 week in August, there were three major bombings. Much of the violence is concentrated in Malmo which experienced 58 bombings … Continue reading →