[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan.”] Leftist radicals are well aware of the importance of labels. There’s “Black Lives Matter” for a group run by Marxists, focusing only on those black lives ended by white police officers rather than on all black … Continue reading →
One of the benefits of YouTube is that it enables us to hear reasonable people talking reasonably about a host of topics that are usually discussed in a manner so unreasonable as to conjure up associations with the world in … Continue reading →
Please read this thread. I doubt it would work everywhere, but it’s well worth contemplating. And it may only be possible for people with tenure, or those who have the ability to find work elsewhere. Whether it would work in … Continue reading →
Last night I was watching a YouTube video by Bret Weinstein and his wife Heather Heying. Weinstein is the guy who defied the Evergreen crowd a while back. He’s on the left but with a strong libertarian streak. One thing … Continue reading →
…although to the elites, Democratic politicians, and to the left (is that redundant?), BLM is the new religion and “all lives matter” is unforgivable racist heresy against it. The fact the black lives are included in “all lives” is explained … Continue reading →
Last night when I awakened several times, thinking, it occurred to me that although the left fights on all fronts, one of them is in the matter of words, in particular the names it gives organizations. For example, Black Lives … Continue reading →
…and it will bleed into the non-academic world soon enough, and the Overton window will move to the point where the left will think it’s just a basic truth. And then half the country – the Democrat half – will … Continue reading →
On using the word “looters” to refer to looters: Feels like a good time to post AP’s guidance on the word looting: pic.twitter.com/hjxQWbSYAx — Kimberlee Kruesi (@kkruesi) May 31, 2020 I have a better idea. Why not call them “undocumented … Continue reading →
You really make it seem so easy with your presentation buut I fid this matter to be actually one thing which I believe I’d nevr understand. It sort of feels too complex and very broad for me. I am taking … Continue reading →
Why is this no surprise? [Emphasis mine]: Christopher Steele told a British court last month that he no longer has documents and other information from his meetings with the main source for his Trump dossier, suggesting that the former British … Continue reading →
AOC isn’t cute, despite her youth and looks. And although she’s widely considered by the right to be stupid, I beg to differ. She’s an dedicated ideologue with an attractive demeanor, and to many people on the left (and not … Continue reading →
There’s a recurrent pattern ever since Trump has been president: he says something or tweets something that the MSM and the Democrats consider an example of his impulsiveness and his repulsiveness. Then they attack whatever it is, pointing out its … Continue reading →