NYC public education has become dedicated to racial categories (Part I)
Did you know that, in New York City, Asians have become some sort of
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Nevada governor vetoes National Popular Vote bill
You may have noticed that Nevada recently joined the club of state legislatures that have passed laws joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and saying that they would go with the popular vote in an election. Well, this time … Continue reading →
Passengers
Last night I watched “Passengers,” a movie that was made in 2016 and can roughly be described as science fiction. It’s no masterpiece, but I liked it, which is more than I can say for most movies I see these … Continue reading →
Israeli politics is crazy
I’m not too keen on parliamentary systems in general. Too many small parties are given power. The one good thing about parliamentary systems, IMHO, is that they are more responsive than ours and elections can be called if there’s no … Continue reading →
The spelling bee ran out of words
The kids outlasted the testers, and eight winners were left standing: Eight spellers were better than the dictionary. They were better than anything the Scripps National Spelling Bee could throw at them. And they all ended up with a hand … Continue reading →
Bill Barr opines
Bill Barr gave a long interview to Jan Crawford, and you can find a transcript here and the recording here. I haven’t read the entire thing nor have I listened to it, but Ace has taken the time and trouble … Continue reading →
Politics: do you care?
I used to care much less about politics. I think I know why that was. I was younger and there was a lot more activity in my life (school, motherhood, taking care of a house, career stuff, all that jazz). … Continue reading →
It wasn’t just Russia that ran a disinformation program to influence our elections…
…although Trump and his aides had nothing to do with the Russian effort in 2016, as even Mueller was forced to admit. Iran ran one, too, particularly in 2018: This is the biggest revelation of its kind, highlighting Iran’s ability … Continue reading →
I don’t know whether or not I like this…
…but one thing I can say about it is that it’s certainly different. I also love the guy’s accent.
Continue reading →Meryl Streep says women can be toxic, too
To anyone with an ounce of sense (which certainly isn’t everyone),
Continue reading →Limiting Google’s tracking
I’m not especially good at this sort of thing, but I’m planning to study this article about how to adjust your settings so that Google doesn’t track you quite as assiduously.
Continue reading →Dershowitz is completely fed up with Mueller
From Dershowitz [emphasis mine]: The statement by special counsel Robert Mueller in a Wednesday press conference that “if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that” is worse than the statement … Continue reading →