On how COVID restrictions have transformed the UK – not COVID itself, mind you, but the response to it: What was once the land of “keep calm and carry on” could now be the “most frightened nation in the world.” … Continue reading →
A lot of people have said that things have gotten crazy in the last year or two – that we’ve gone through the looking glass, and that it feels surreal. People seem to have become somewhat unhinged by the COVID … Continue reading →
[NOTE: There isn’t a previous post called “Emotion in popular songs: Part I.” But I realize that this one was actually Part I on the subject, and now I’m posting a Part II.] Commenter “Brio” wrote the following on a … Continue reading →
I put this portion of the following Jordan Peterson interview (about 17 minutes) up on the post I just published, but I also want to highlight it by giving the excerpt its own post here. If you find listening to … Continue reading →
Commenter “DNW” writes, in a fairly lengthy comment: You say that at some period or periods during your life, those in your circle have accused you of ” arguing like a lawyer” and being guilty of the acts of reasoning … Continue reading →
What does it mean to lie with impunity? It means to lie with no bad consequences, with “freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.” Commenter “physicsguy” writes of the Biden administration, the Democrats, and the left as a whole: It is … Continue reading →
I’ve already said a few things earlier today. But I’ll reiterate that this COVID mandate business is being done in order to change the subject from the horror show in Afghanistan to a topic that Biden and his aides think … Continue reading →
…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 →
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 →
[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 →
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 →
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 →