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 April 6, and it’s snowing in many parts of New England. It will melt soon though, right?
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
…that this seat is ripe for Republican pickup. Trump won West Virginia in 2016 by over 40 points, and yet it has a Democrat-lite senator name of Joe Manchin, who is up for re-election this November. Of course, nothing is … Continue reading →
Frost again: The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still, You’re one month on in the middle of May. But … Continue reading →
I had postponed writing about the large caravan of Central Americans (mainly Hondurans, apparently) marching northward through Mexico towards the US border with the plan of entering this country illegally and en masse in order to overwhelm US border officials. … Continue reading →
In all the recent flurry here on the blog about the 3-day crash and then my efforts to locate a developer to help me with the transition to the new site, I forget something very important—to once again offer my … Continue reading →
About two years ago I wrote a post about how many blog post drafts I was hoarding. Post-hoarding is a strange phenomenon I seem prone to, and this was my description back then: I didn’t see this coming – it … Continue reading →