Another quote to ponder from James Madison: …[O]n a candid examination of history, we shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by the majority trampling on the rights of the minority, have produced factions and commotions, which, in … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “om.”] I was thinking about the Libertarians, and how they may have screwed things up this time, and here’s someone thinking along the same lines: Although some who voted Libertarian might otherwise have voted Democrat, while others … Continue reading →
They’ve been calling for this for a while, and would be doing it even if Biden had lost. Or maybe especially if Biden had lost (I realize it’s not over till it’s over, but…): “Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants … Continue reading →
Bringing this to their attention might start a few “interesting” discussions: A professor at the University of California-Berkeley is pushing the idea for the creation of a commission after Election Day that will target President Donald Trump and all of … Continue reading →
They astound me, and yet they shouldn’t. Cognitively, I believe I know why and how these things are happening. Yet emotionally, I find them difficult to believe and astonishing to accept as occurring on such a scale in America. The … Continue reading →
Gilley, a political science professor at Portland State University, is a profile in courage: “I attribute the ease and suddenness of my latest [book publishing] cancellation to this year’s Black Lives Matter moral panic. It has taken cultural totalitarianism to … Continue reading →
Roger L. Simon writes: …[W]hen Twitter announces—via Vijaya Gadde, its “Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead”—their two new principles in the wake of the Hunter/Joe Bidenemail censorship scandal, caveat emptor. The first, about hacked content, is so much eyewash. … Continue reading →
…instead of merely blocking links to that story and others Twitter believes are suspect in some way, Twitter will “label Tweets to provide context.” What will the labels be? Something like “don’t pay attention to this, it’s a lie”? The … Continue reading →
We’ve been seeing some demonstrations lately from groups who don’t usually go that route. First, Chasidic Jews, and now Colorado nursing home residents: Waving signs that read such things as “I’d rather die of COVID than loneliness,” and “We are … Continue reading →
I wonder whether they will get a dispensation from the rules against large gatherings, too, because it’s a protest march: Hundreds of members of the Borough Park Orthodox community took to the streets Tuesday night, defying orders to disperse and … Continue reading →
…has very different rules for ultra-Orthodox Jews. Also please see this article for a very full discussion of Cuomo’s press conference. During it, Cuomo used an old photo and said it was new (he used others that purportedly really are … Continue reading →
Not everyone cares about either of the above. And among those who care, not everyone cares equally. To some, truth and/or liberty (usually both together) are essential. They are things worth pursuing to the utmost, and even in some cases … Continue reading →