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Bret Easton Ellis on identity politics
I’ve never read anything by Bret Easton Ellis before. One reason is that I don’t like fiction all that much unless it’s fabulous, and I definitely don’t like violent fiction, which by all accounts American Psycho (Ellis’s most popular novel) … Continue reading →
Well, at least they’re not pretending anymore
Thomas Friedman instructs his fellow journalists (I use the term advisedly) on how best to hurt Trump. It reads like unintentional parody. He thinks the way to best hurt Trump would be to cover him thoroughly, letting America (and especially … Continue reading →
Still another Rick Gates post
I keep trying to get away from it, but something about this story keeps gnawing at me. So here are some more details of Gates’ testimony against Manafort [emphasis mine]: On the stand, Gates testified that he and Manafort knowingly … Continue reading →
Notice anything new at The New Neo?
[BUMPED UP—scroll down for new posts.] Like maybe, a new neo? Photo, that is. That’s just one of the new photos I took. I’ve had some fun with this, including some rather wild ones (wild by my standards, that is). … Continue reading →
More on Mueller’s folly: Rick Gates’ testimony
I know I’ve already written recently about the Manafort trial and Rick Gates’s testimony but I feel the urge to link to this post by streiff at RedState because it contains some tweets with details of the courtroom shenanigans that … Continue reading →
Facts vs. feelings: “Sarah Jeong’s tweets and blog posts are just a marker of the world we already live in”…
…writes Heather Mac Donald in National Review. Mac Donald also points out that Jeong holds opinions on white people that are typical of what passes for thought in academia these days. They are not unusual at all: …[Jeong’s] tweets are … Continue reading →
Would you believe Rick Gates?
I certainly wouldn’t—not unless there was convincing corroborating evidence of the truth of what he is saying. And really, that wouldn’t be believing Gates—it would be believing the corroborating evidence. Here’s the situation as it now stands: Manafort’s former business … Continue reading →
I’ve heard rumors like this for decades
This one may even be true: Two completely drug-resistant versions of the venereal disease [gonorrhoea] have been found and identified – with fears rampant unprotected sex could rigger an epidemic. Doctors have been unable to treat patients with antibiotic ceftriaxone … Continue reading →
Interpreting special elections is not an easy task
There was another special election yesterday, this time for the US House member from the 12th District of Ohio. At this moment, Republican Troy Balderson retains a very narrow lead. But, consistent with other special elections since the 2016 regular … Continue reading →
There are hailstorms, and then there’s this hailstorm
Two animals were actually killed and people were injured in a hailstorm yesterday at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs: Five injured people were taken to a hospital and nine more were treated on the scene and released, said … Continue reading →
Freedom of speech is under attack from the big cybertech companies
As Glenn Reynolds writes: Note that I say “free speech” and not “First Amendment.” The First Amendment only limits government, but “free speech” is — or at least until very recently was — a broader social value in favor of … Continue reading →