Open thread 10/8/2025
Shoreline of the lake I visited a couple of days ago:
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So, why Bari Weiss?
Yesterday the rumors that have been circulating for weeks became official, and it was announced that Bari Weiss has become the new editor-in-chief of CBS News: “We are thrilled to welcome Bari and The Free Press to Paramount and CBS … Continue reading →
The two-year anniversary of October 7: on the cusp of peace?
The horrific and sickening events of the October 7 invasion of Israel have led to so many unforeseen things: the worldwide increase in expressions of Jew-hatred – a hatred that I submit was already there but more concealed rather than … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/7/2025
Mamdani wants to limit New York City’s gifted and talented program
Of course he does. Of course he does. This is a recurrent dream of the left, and de Blasio shared it. After all, one can’t have smart kids getting special treatment; they must be sacrificed to the average. It reminds … Continue reading →
What Palestinians and trans people have in common
Several people in one of yesterday’s threads mentioned this essay by Eve Barlow. When I read it, I was struck by her explanation of why so many trans activists seem to be pro-Palestinian – when most Palestinians would hate their … Continue reading →
Proof that progress is not an illusion
I recently had to buy a spool of blue thread to repair a shirt I have, and so I went to Walmart. I purchased a large spool for $2.44, which I think you’ll agree is a bargain in this day … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/6/2025
The quiz will contain math:
Continue reading →Poetry, and dapper Gerard
I’m finished editing Gerard’s poetry book, and the cover’s being designed as well. What’s left? Printing it and distributing it, and there are decisions to be made about those things, too. Last time a friend did the mailings, but that … Continue reading →
The Art of the Middle East Deal
Roger L. Simon says pretty much what I’ve been thinking about the current Middle East deal, so I’ll just quote him: Breaking for the whole world today is the news that Hamas is agreeing to some of President Trump’s 20-point … Continue reading →
Claiming to be trans isn’t exactly a Get Out of Jail Free card, but it’s close enough: the case of Nicholas “Sophie” Roske, would-be assassin
If you want to kill a SCOTUS justice, and get close enough to be charged with attempting to kill or kidnap a SCOTUS justice and have to plead guilty, it’s worth your while (if you’re a man, that is) to … Continue reading →
Meet Jay Jones, the charming Democrat candidate for AG in Virginia
What a guy: Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, sent a series of disturbing text messages to a former colleague in 2022, where he suggested the state’s then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R) deserved to be shot in the … Continue reading →