Some days…
…I get so involved in discussions in the comments that I don’t start working on my posts till later than planned. Today is one of those times. I think that in the last few weeks, distraction has become even more … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe
The message of “move on” from the Biden administration
I’ve long been annoyed by people who tell other people to “move on.” I’m talking about private life, although the exhortation is also used by politicians and has been especially useful for the left in the past. When Biden scoffed … Continue reading →
Afghanistan and the Surrender-Monkey-In-Chief: what’s really going on here?
[NOTE: Today’s latest abomination: President Biden on Tuesday said he will stick to an Aug. 31 deadline for removing US troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban said it would not allow him any additional time to evacuate US citizens and … Continue reading →
“Who will ever trust the US again?”
My answer is: no one. And that’s a well deserved distrust. Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan – the trifecta, the hat trick of reasons to distrust us. Who will ever enlist again? I think that’s another good question. Now that the military … Continue reading →
Afghanistan: random and not-so-random thoughts
In no particular order: How much of this terrible situation has been engendered by our elected and/or appointed and/or installed officials’ (or call them “elites,” or call them “leaders,” but make sure you put those scare quotes in) incompetence? How … Continue reading →
Obama’s birthday party
It was big, and probably mostly maskless. In the scheme of things, though, I find I don’t care. That Obama is a narcissistic hypocrite who likes to hobnob with adoring celebrities certainly isn’t what I’d call news. We absorbed that … Continue reading →
John McWhorter: “Kendi and DiAngelo don’t debate people like me”
John McWhorter writes: If social media is any indication, many people seem to be of the opinion that people like Ibram Kendi and Robin DiAngelo should want to “debate” people like me and Glenn Loury. These people are roasted endlessly … Continue reading →
January 6th and seeing the shape of the stork
Commenter “J.J.” writes: When the incursion into the Capitol occurred, it just didn’t make sense to me. The Trump rally was going to be yuuge. The security should have been massive. The National Guard was offered and refused. The security … Continue reading →
John Hayward talks about double standards, January 6th, and Congressional elitism
Bookworm provides the details of Hayward’s Twitter thread on the Congressional hearings about the events of January 6th. Here’s some of what Hayward wrote, but I suggest reading the whole thing (at Bookworm’s, where it’s easier to follow): The 1/6 … Continue reading →
The American descent into madness
That’s the title of Victor Davis Hanson’s latest essay, and I think he’s got it right: America went from the freest country in the world in December 2019 to a repressive and frightening place by July 2021. How did that … Continue reading →
CRT in schools: it may hurt, but it’s a good hurt
Commenter “shadow” writes: My mother told me about a news segment she watched this morning on CRT. Someone defended it against accusations that it was making kids feel bad, saying that you need to feel hurt sometimes in order to … Continue reading →
Five tenets of CRT and what they mean
One of the problems with discussing and debating CRT is that it’s a complicated set of teachings and beliefs about which people know very little, and which probably vary at least somewhat according to who is doing the trainings. The … Continue reading →