Hope this brightens your day
It did mine: I love dachshunds. Always have.
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What Sleeping With Married Men Taught Me About Infidelity
No, not what it taught me. What it taught Karin Jones. The essay is just another sad commentary on modern life by a woman who seems to have little sense of morality. Or maybe what she lacks is spirituality. Or … Continue reading →
A few more thoughts on the Williamson firing
I’m not going to write another book on this—yesterday’s tome was enough. But here’s a bit more on the subject of the Williamson firing and its fallout. First, let’s get this straight: of course Williamson was hired in the first … Continue reading →
Weighing in on the Kevin Williamson firing
The Atlantic‘s firing of conservative columnist Kevin Williamson about a week and a half after hiring him has been a huge story lately. Talk about revolving doors! The sides have lined up as one might expect: the left in favor … Continue reading →
The rats of New York
No, that’s not a metaphor. This is about the actual rats that live in New York City—in particular, uptown vs. downtown. Surprisingly—well, to me, anyway—they are quite genetically similar and strongly resemble their European counterparts of the eighteenth century, having … Continue reading →
Free speech on campus: Shepherd, Peterson, and sticks and stones
Canada, like most other countries, does not have as robust a free speech tradition as we do in the US. They also have hate speech laws, which we (so far) have not passed here, although many universities have codes against … Continue reading →
It’s snowing
It’s April 6, and it’s snowing in many parts of New England. It will melt soon though, right?
Continue reading →Arabs turning on Hamas?
Alas, I can’t get to the WSJ article entitled “Arab Leaders Abandon the Palestinians.” But the report here is that the Saudi Crown Prince is saying some interesting things: Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said in an interview with … Continue reading →
Another political changer
Lindsay Shepherd has begun the process: Incidentally, the title of that video—“Goodbye to the left”—makes me think of the title of Britisher Robert Graves’ marvelous memoir of WWI and much more: Goodbye to All That. I haven’t read it in … Continue reading →
“Silencing” accusers
I have no idea whether Bill O’Reilly’s accusers are telling the truth about him and what he did. But for the sake of argument, let’s say they are. Are they being “silenced” by O’Reilly? That’s the premise of this headline … Continue reading →
Is the right to self-defense dead in England?
Homeowner Richard Osborne-Brooks, 78, grappled with and then stabbed an intruder who entered his home in the middle of the night: The pensioner, named locally as Richard Osborn-Brooks, was upstairs asleep with his wife when he was woken by the … Continue reading →
Dan Rather will teach you how to avoid fake news
And who better to do it? I initially thought that any advice Rather could give on the topic would be utterly ridiculous, given his history. But actually, his advice isn’t half bad. Is it possible he’s learned something in the … Continue reading →