…to say buh-bye: “I am trying hard to create in this magazine a civil, respectful, intellectually honest space for political debate,” Haskell [the New York editor] said. “I believe there is a way to write from a conservative* perspective about … Continue reading →
A double bind is a social science term for “heads I win, tails you lose.” It goes like this: A double bind is a dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more conflicting messages, with … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of a previous post.] I saw that film on TV maybe 30 times when I was a child. Loved it, and in particular loved the idea that James Cagney—whom I already knew as a … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly revised repeat of a previous post – and today’s attempt to get away from politics.] When I was in junior high school, there was a large poster of the Periodic Table of the Elements that … Continue reading →
The NY Times and the left (but I repeat myself) would have you believe that America’s founding principle of the most basic kind was slavery, and that all along slavery and racism have been the driving forces behind the US. … Continue reading →
That is the question – or at least, one of the questions. I know that some of you – maybe most of you – are feeling some despair right now. Maybe a lot of despair. What we’ve been seeing – … Continue reading →
What’s the war on statues about? It’s a case of “venting,” of course, in the emotional sense. But it’s much much more than that. The pulling down and/or defacing of statues is not some emotional spur-of-the-moment impulse, although I suppose … Continue reading →
One of my favorite ballet dancers of all time, Maya Plisetskaya, with some enticing and energetic cultural appropriation. Circa 1959: I saw Plisetskaya in person right around the time this was filmed. She tore up the stage. I don’t think … Continue reading →
I just published this long post on how the current riots and statue-toppling represents a war on Western Civilization. I want to add something here, on a related topic. John Hinderaker of Powerline has written a piece today on much … Continue reading →
Commenter “AesopFan” calls attention to this: Grant did briefly own one slave he freed years before the war; but as a general he smashed the Confederacy, and as president he crushed the Klan. He presided over the ratification of the … Continue reading →
I agree with Coleman Hughes that the images we see on videos such as George Floyd’s death tap into older images in a way that arouses emotion rather than logic: An article written by Hughes can be found here. Hughes … Continue reading →
A little respite for you. Take it easy: One more for the road:
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