It’s been five years since MH370 and all its souls on board seemingly vanished from the face of the earth, and although the mystery remains unsolved, we have plenty of information. This Atlantic article presents an overview of what’s known … Continue reading →
Kyle Kashuv, a conservative who is one of the young people who became somewhat of a celebrity for speaking out after the Parkland shootings, was recently accepted at Harvard. And then Harvard changed its mind and rescinded its acceptance. Why? … Continue reading →
For a while, the phenomenon of leftist censorship of the right concentrated on potential speakers at college campuses. The mechanisms were boycotts, demonstrations, disruptions, and demands that they not be allowed to speak there at all because it was too … Continue reading →
…appears to be Shoplifting 101. It goes a ways towards explaining some of the elements of the Gibson Bakery case. And before you get too shocked by the seemingly high rate of shoplifting committed by Oberlin students, it appears they’re … Continue reading →
Franco Zeffirelli died Saturday at the venerable age of 96. But to me, he was and always will be the director of the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” a movie that breathed extraordinary life into Shakespeare. The sweep, color, costumes, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] It’s Father’s Day. A sort of poor stepchild to Mother’s Day, although fathers themselves are hardly that. They are central to a family. Just ask the people who … Continue reading →
Reading this Althouse thread about friendship, I was struck by a few things, particularly in the comments. There seem to be some rather sharp divides between groups of people on the nature and value of friendship. There are the loners, … Continue reading →
Au contraire: Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level—legalize the drug everywhere, advocates suggest, and the black market will go away. But California’s experience suggests otherwise. The state’s pot market has struggled because illegal growers are undercutting the price of … Continue reading →
Accusing them of being pornographic when they are not.
Continue reading →A lot of articles on homelessness focus on factors such as unaffordable housing, and zoning laws that make it hard to build in certain cities. Weather’s certainly important, too, as well as permissive laws that make living in tent encampments … Continue reading →
As part of the series of #WalkAway videos on YouTube, here is a trans woman who discovered a lot about the left when she decided to voice the idea that maybe, just maybe, Donald Trump wasn’t the devil incarnate. She … Continue reading →
Too bad, although understandable. Talk about stressful jobs! I thought she was one of the better press secretaries. Sanders held the job of press secretary under Trump for nearly two years. That’s a long time in this day and age, … Continue reading →