The Red Guard rides again: Nearly 2,000 people called for the termination of a New York City professor after she reportedly fell asleep during an anti-racist meeting held on Zoom. Patricia Simon, a theater arts associate professor at Marymount Manhattan … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I think it’s apropos to note that today is Bastille Day.] Journalist Bari Weiss resigned today from The New York Times. She may ultimately become more damaging to the Times as a voice on the outside than she ever … Continue reading →
Today there is good news in a situation that’s been going on for quite some time: The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration acted within its authority when it expanded exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement … Continue reading →
Don’t ask Brittany “O’Brien” Marshall to design a bridge for you: “Nope the idea of 2+2 equaling 4 is cultural and because of western imperialism/colonization, we think of it as the only way of knowing,” wrote Marshall… Marshall goes by … Continue reading →
…by the values of the right. The rule of law, free speech (which the left also championed when they were a relatively small minority), polite discourse in the public arena, respect for private property. But all that time, the left … Continue reading →
Even though political speeches are not my thing, I watched Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore last night (you can find a video and transcript at American Digest). It was a well-crafted story of America’s past and a pledge about America’s … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post from many years ago. It was written in the springtime during a visit to New York. Reading it now, it seems almost archaic in some ways – in particular, the crowds … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of a previous post.] I saw that film on TV maybe 30 times when I was a child. Loved it, and in particular loved the idea that James Cagney—whom I already knew as a … Continue reading →
I covered some of the events that took place at Evergreen College in 2017, a situation that catapulted Bret Weinstein into minor celebrity for the brave stand he took there. But although I thought I knew a lot about it, … Continue reading →
…is very very good. But will the left give people a moment’s breather to notice? Speaking of notice – although it’s on a different topic, bad things are happening in Hong Kong at the hands of China: Beijing-controlled police “arrested … 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 →
Here’s an article that’s well worth reading. Towards the end the author says that if you think that things have gone too far – that wokeness has become “a danger to the traditional American understanding of civic law and liberty” … Continue reading →