I was going to write a huge post on this issue today, but I got busy with other things and decided to postpone it till tomorrow. But here’s a piece of information (hat tip: commenter “Kate”) that was revealed today … Continue reading →
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This“: If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one … Continue reading →
You’ve probably already heard of one fourth-grader in Uvalde who smeared herself with the blood of her dead friend, intending to pretend to be dead herself if the shooter returned to her classroom from the adjoining room where he was … Continue reading →
This is absolutely heartbreaking – photos and short bios of the teachers and children who were killed in Uvalde. People who kill random children are not just homicidally inclined, it’s a particular type of sadistic vengeance, and the target of … Continue reading →
Otto von Bismarck certainly had a way with words. For example: “Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.” “God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.” (I’d heard that one … Continue reading →
I was walking in a certain town in New England this past Saturday and I happened on a pro-abortion demonstration. I heard it long before I saw it. There was a lot of yelling and honking, and a crowd composed … Continue reading →
In a recent thread, commenter “Rufus T. Firefly” has made an interesting point about abortion: …[A]t its core it’s not a legal or political issue. I hate that our society has turned it into a political war with slogans, chants … Continue reading →
I’ve never understand the fervent embrace of abortion by some people on the left. Yes, I know the explanations the right tends to give: they’re evil, they love death, they hate children. But although I suppose that’s true of some … Continue reading →
Long-time readers of this blog know that one of my favorite authors is Milan Kundera. Here are a few more Kundera quotes that offer food for thought: Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is … Continue reading →
Commenter Bauxite wrote: Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine is a disaster… There were no good outcomes for the Ukraine once Putin invaded. Once the invasion happened, all of the options that included a Ukrainian victory involved considerable death, destruction, and … Continue reading →
Unexpected news: The scientists at the Fermilab Collider Detector (CDF) in Illinois have found only a tiny difference in the mass of the W Boson compared with what the theory says it should be – just 0.1%. But if confirmed … Continue reading →
Commenter “Frederick” asked an interesting question: [Breitbart said] “Politics is downstream from culture.” Was he right about this? Take CRT for example. How did people who hold CRT views accumulate so much political power when they are such a tiny … Continue reading →