The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is about to begin on November 1, but in a related hearing the judge has ruled as follows: On Monday, Schroeder reiterated his reportedly long-held policy against allowing the word “victim” in his criminal trials … Continue reading →
I had no idea that yesterday’s thread on the difficulty of distinguishing between intermediate shades of green and blue would occasion so many comments, but I’m glad it did. Color is a topic that’s dear to my heart. I’ve always … Continue reading →
My ex-husband and I used to have a running argument about colors. Before you say “no wonder you got divorced—what an asinine thing to argue about!”—let me just say that it wasn’t a hostile battle. It was a mild, intermittent, … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Ace.] It’s come to this: A scientific journal article authored by Professor Peter Hotez, a frequent guest on corporate media networks, called to “extend federal hate-crime protections” for scientists facing criticism from alleged “far-right extremists,” including National Institute … Continue reading →
Note the similarity. First, in Hong Kong: Five speech therapists in hoods and handcuffs were led away by security police in Hong Kong yesterday for distributing “seditious” children’s books that depict China as a malevolent wolf… The gesture of defiance … Continue reading →
Commenter “Zaphod” writes, of the Orwell work versus the Huxley work: “Funny thing is that Brave New World happened first.” Well, yes and no. Brave New World was certainly written first, and I agree that it touched on many of … Continue reading →
Free speech has always been a hard sell. It goes against the human grain to a certain extent. People often feel a powerful desire to silence those whom they define as opponents, bullies, liars, or anyone else whose speech they … Continue reading →
Here are some excerpts from a speech Mark Steyn made in late April at a Hillsdale College seminar. The topic is some things Americans have lost: One is equality before the law, something absolutely essential to a free society. In … Continue reading →
Commenter “mkent” writes: “White” isn’t a color or a race (they call it a race, but it’s not — not in the way they use it), it’s a class. Thus John Kerry, Al Gore, and Joe Biden are not “white” … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Griffin.”] Andrew Sullivan is one of those writers of whom you can say that when he’s good, he’s very very good, and when he’s bad he’s horrid. In this essay he’s good: And that is the only … Continue reading →
Howard University is instituting a new policy described in this WaPo op-ed by Cornel West and Jeremy Tate: Upon learning to read while enslaved, Frederick Douglass began his great journey of emancipation, as such journeys always begin, in the mind. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I noticed this word appearing again lately, so I think it’s time to repost this. I originally wrote it in December of 2015.] I’ve noticed the word “kapo” cropping up now and then in the comments section of this … Continue reading →