I sort of watched them, anyway. That is, I watched a bit and then almost immediately got sick of listening to the relentless messaging. I have never personally witnessed a more self-righteous bunch of preening self-congratulatory PC hypocrites engaged in … Continue reading →
As you can see. I especially like the short sequence that begins around 5:35: Why do parrots parrot? See this. It turns out that not only do they have a well-developed vocal apparatus as vocal learners, but they also want … Continue reading →
I keep reading online discussions in which people assume that there’s been a big increase in teen killings, both murder and suicide. It’s taken almost as a given, but I rarely if ever see anyone citing statistics to back up … Continue reading →
When I read the news of a possible breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, it sounded at least somewhat encouraging. Maybe, maybe someday it could lead to a cure or at least an effective treatment for this dreadful scourge of an illness: … Continue reading →
If so, you’ve got plenty of company. Googling the topic, I couldn’t immediately find a single article in favor of the tariffs. Economics is my weak suit, and at this point there are very few prognosticators (if any) I trust. … Continue reading →
Here’s why. Although I’m not an Academy member (unlike Roger), I’m in 100% agreement with this: I’m fed up with the Oscars and everything they represent. The sight of red carpets, particularly celebrities mouthing off on red carpets, makes me … Continue reading →
Commenter “Richard” calls scathing attention to a meme that I’ve noticed becoming common among Democrats these days: “the Obama Recovery.” Simply put, it is the assertion that economic effects are delayed in a very special fashion with Obama. Everything bad … Continue reading →
I was going to call these German cities that have refused to take any more migrants “no-sanctuary cities.” But then I realized that it’s not quite the flip side of the US sanctuary cities, because sanctuary cities in the US … Continue reading →
Let’s look at what Trump said, in context: Vice President Mike Pence: Violence, restraining orders, California has a version of this. And I think in your meeting with governors earlier this week, individually, and as a group, we spoke about … Continue reading →
Richard Landes is a brilliant man who has worked tirelessly for close to two decades to expose the biases and distortions present in worldwide media coverage of the Israel/Palestine conflict. I also count him as a friend. I’ve written about … Continue reading →
Take a look. The following quote is in line with something I’ve observed as well, which is that Peterson speaks in an unusually measured, solemn way that comes across as exceedingly thoughtful. His every utterance appears to emanate from a … Continue reading →
The Parkland shooting seems to have inspired a surge of references to the alleged fatherlessness of most school shooters (and even of most mass murderers). This article is fairly typical of such pieces, for example, and I see similar assertions … Continue reading →