Doris Lessing was a well-known writer who died in 2013 after a very long life and many prizes, including a Nobel. I confess that I’ve never read a thing she wrote, although I tried a few times. It just didn’t … Continue reading →
I think this title sums it up nicely: “Virginia Pro-2nd Amendment Protest Was Peaceful, Despite Hysterical Predictions by Democrats and Media”: Well, over 22,000 people attended the rally. It was peaceful with no arrests. State of emergency, eh? Imagine that. … Continue reading →
I suppose at this point nothing that emanates from the race-baiting Trump-hating crew (some of whom are lawyers and law professors) should shock me. But Terry Smith’s efforts seem particularly pernicious. The following descriptive passage was written by Noah Berlatsky … Continue reading →
BREAKING: @BernieSanders “free education” policies to “teach you how to not be a f**king nazi.”; 'There is a reason Stalin had Gulags'; 'Expect violent reaction' for speech. If Bernie doesn't get nomination "Milwaukee will burn" Stay tuned: https://t.co/BFGnoCeJE7#Expose2020 pic.twitter.com/Koh6UTibbe — … Continue reading →
At my son’s request, I read the first two Harry Potter books shortly after they first came out. They were okay as that sort of thing goes, but since I’m not keen on that sort of thing, I stopped reading … Continue reading →
And they are voting for pro-democracy candidates: Pro-democracy candidates appear to have made major gains in Hong Kong’s district council elections, as early results trickled in Monday morning, with multiple high-profile pro-government figures losing their seats. More than 2.9 million … Continue reading →
Professor William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection has been doing tremendous work promoting free speech. Two years ago he spoke at Vassar on the subject, amidst turmoil from activists spreading lies about him and seeking to silence him. Recently he reflected … Continue reading →
…the Nineteen Eighty-Four election, according to Victor Davis Hanson: It is becoming a stark choice between a revolutionary future versus American traditionalism. I don’t think there’s any “becoming” about it. This has been true of elections ever since at least … Continue reading →
Beto O’Rourke got a lot of attention when he suggested that churches opposing gay marriage should lose tax-exempt status: “There can be no reward, no benefit, no tax break for anyone … that denies the full human rights and the … Continue reading →
A couple of commenters mentioned this piece by Matt Taibbi. It’s quite fascinating, because Taibbi – a guy who defies classification but is described (accurately, I’m going to assume) by commenter “huxley” in these words: [Taibbi] tends to write purple-prose … Continue reading →
It seems to me that it wasn’t all that long ago when the vast majority of Americans believed that the sort of behavior seen on the streets of Minneapolis by “demonstrators” “protesting” the Trump rally would be completely unacceptable, and … Continue reading →
From Claudia Rossett: But what the initial extradition-law threat highlighted for Hong Kong’s people was that unless they are able to elect their own leaders, they will be directly at the mercy of a Beijing-appointed chief executive, who will — … Continue reading →