File under “when Trump does it, it’s bad, but…
…when Obama did it it was okay.” There are a lot of things like that.
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SCOTUS rules on citizenship census question and political gerrymandering
Several SCOTUS decisions came down today. I got somewhat of a late start, and have less time than I’d hoped to delve into them in any detail, so I’ll refer you to the following: Court punts for now on the … Continue reading →
Julian Castro gets the gold star for woke-ness effort
No, I haven’t watched the debate. But I hear tell about it, and this sounds like one of the high points: “I don’t believe only in reproductive freedom. I believe in reproductive justice,” Castro declared. “Just because a woman, or … Continue reading →
Today is the 10th anniversary of FredHJr’s death
[NOTE: The following is a slightly revised version of a post that has appeared previously on this blog.] Unbelievable that it’s been an entire decade since commenter FredHJr died suddenly and tragically. As time passes, the number of readers here … Continue reading →
Tonight’s the first Democratic debate
Do you plan to watch? UPDATE 10:39 PM: I know, I know. I’m a blogger; I should force myself to watch it. But I hate debates no matter which party. And a huge load of Democrats, circa 2019, trying to … Continue reading →
Survey of college students: they don’t feel they can voice dissenting opinions
Gee, I wonder why: The study, conducted by the Knight Foundation and College Pulse, found that 68 percent of U.S. college students say that “the climate on my campus prevents some people from saying things they believe because others might … Continue reading →
N. K. Jemison’s Utopia: breaking those eggs
Yesterday commenter “huxley” wrote: I just discovered there’s a new ultra-SJW-intersectional, black, female SF writer, N.K. Jemisin who has won three Hugos and a Nebula since 2016. That’s a very big deal. It puts her into grandmaster level with the … Continue reading →
Hey, let’s super-incentivize coming here illegally
Great idea, Bernie: Bernie Sanders put it clearly: “We’re going to make public colleges and universities tuition-free and open that to the undocumented.” In other words, if are a citizen of another country and you want a free college education, … Continue reading →
Thanks for your donations!!
I want to offer a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has donated here during the recent drive, and to everyone who donates throughout the year. It’s hard to adequately express how extremely grateful I am. So I’ll ask her to … Continue reading →
Trump’s latest accuser…
…sounds balmy. I’m not going to cover this one in any depth, but fortunately others have, and I direct any interested parties to Ace’s. What’s most interesting about this story is that a NeverTrumper such as David French, who is … Continue reading →
More things in heaven and earth…
I often read about something that makes me think of Shakespeare’s line from Hamlet: A phrase used by the title character in the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Hamlet suggests that human knowledge is limited: There are more things in … Continue reading →
The politics of knitting, and the meaning of “always”
I chuckled along with just about everyone else when I saw this: The move by Ravelry, a popular knitting site, to ban support of President Trump drew both criticism and applause. But “knitting has always been political," said the editor … Continue reading →