Commenter “huxley” observes, first quoting commenter “Irish Otter49” in a discussion of the man who committed suicide after being insulted in an anti-racism training mandated by his employer: “So he took his own life because he couldn’t deal with harsh … Continue reading →
Commenter “huxley” observes: I wish to interject, as an ex-leftist, that the left is not a group of masterminds calculating their next move as in chess. The left is a complex set of subgroups working in affinity but not top-down. … Continue reading →
Last night I was thinking about shame. When I was growing up, shame was a much-used parental and pedagogic device. Parents commonly called their children “bad,” for example. Teachers purposely made us feel ashamed – not necessarily with the old-fashioned … Continue reading →
Christopher Rufo’s
Continue reading →Children used to be taught that it was a danger sign if anyone asked them to keep something a secret, especially if that “something” was related to sex. And children were taught that they shouldn’t keep secrets, either. Now that’s … Continue reading →
I missed this story back when it first happened, in April of 2022. This explains what I’m referring to: A large organization that drives the training of U.S. librarians and their use of public funds has chosen a self-described “Marxist … Continue reading →
This is extraordinary: Roughly 5,200 black and Hispanic ex-Big Apple teachers and once-aspiring educators are expected to collect more than $1.8 billion in judgments after the city stopped fighting a nearly three-decade federal discrimination lawsuit that found a certification exam … Continue reading →
I often use Wiki for reference, although I’m aware that it’s better for some things than for others. It’s pretty good on non-political topics, and some historical events. It’s an easy shortcut to getting the gist of a topic, and … Continue reading →
When a debater tries to argue a side that doesn’t favor the left. That doesn’t sound much like a debate does it? And yet it’s come to that, as the Gramscian march continues unabated. I’ll let this high schooler describe … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Because of the Gilot open thread earlier today, I decided to look up Jonas Salk and get up to speed on some of the details of his life. What I found was interesting enough, and relevant enough to today, … Continue reading →
“Republicans are mean” is pretty much the story told by Democrats, and has been for a long time, and it’s often very successful. I don’t think there’s a Democrat I know – and I know plenty of them – who … Continue reading →
They say it was all a joke: Over the weekend, a short video circulated widely on social media of an unidentified person at a New York City march during Pride festivities saying, “We’re coming for your children.” In the 21-second … Continue reading →