This weekend we discussed “the elites” on this thread, and I mentioned that Thomas Sowell had written an entire book on the highly related subject of Intellectuals and Society. Here’s a short discussion with him about it, during the Obama … Continue reading →
The eagerly-awaited Webb photographs present a conundrum concerning a large and seemingly rather “settled” question in cosmology, the Big Bang. That article is by physicist Eric J. Lerner, who already was on record as a Big Bang doubter (does that … Continue reading →
In a post I wrote earlier today about Germany’s power problems, there was a link with a photo of a low-water Rhine and the caption: “A ferry cruises past the partially dried riverbed of the Rhine river in Bingen, Germany … Continue reading →
I’ve recently been trying to organize my belongings better, and believe me there’s a lot of room for improvement. I’m not a pack rat, but I think I fall into that vast middle group who save too much stuff anyway. … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker observes: Kamala Harris hosted some kind of event earlier today. Several mask-wearing (why?) women participated. As is now common in gatherings of liberals, they began the meeting by introducing themselves and stating their pronouns. And, weirdly, by describing … Continue reading →
Google started out with the mantra “Don’t be evil”: When Google went public in 2004, it epitomised technological and entrepreneurial genius. Two engineers had developed a remarkably powerful, easy-to-use search engine, opening the doors to vast amounts of knowledge. The … Continue reading →
Which comes as no surprise. The MSM and so many politicians have made it their business to misinform and confuse. It can be very politically expedient. Also, it’s pretty easy to get confused about court rulings; it’s not as though … Continue reading →
[Part I can be found here. You can find my discussion of the ALERTT report on Uvalde here.] If you’ve been following my posts on Uvalde, you know I’ve been working on a long post (or several posts) about the … Continue reading →
Here they are. The correct – although overused – word is “awesome.” For example: Webb’s First Deep Field is galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, and it is teeming with thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the … Continue reading →
Several people have recommended this piece by Bari Weiss. It’s the transcript of a speech she gave to the students at the new University of Austin (UATX), a school dedicated to old-fashioned things like free speech. An excerpt: Disinvitation—now called … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post from many many years ago. It was written in the springtime during a visit to New York City. Reading it now, it seems almost archaic in certain ways.] I’ve been visiting … Continue reading →
First, a bit of language clarification. When Jordan Peterson called the doctor who removed Ellen/Elliot Page’s breasts a “criminal doctor,” he wasn’t necessarily saying that the doctor was violating a law and should be tried and jailed. If a person … Continue reading →