It’s been said many times by many people. Solzhenitsyn: Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free. And then there’s Robert Frost (in the … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin”] Scotland’s new hate-speech law has drawn quite a reaction: Entirely as predicted, Police Scotland has been deluged with vexatious and politically-driven ‘hate crime’ reports, with one top official complaining “we cannot cope.” Under the new … Continue reading →
Yes, the title of this post contains sarcasm. This 72-year-old woman’s crime appears to have been praying near the Capitol on J6, then entering the building through an open door, walking around for 10 minutes quite peacefully, and exiting. Horrors! … Continue reading →
In my recent post about Dershowitz saying that he really might stop voting for Democrats because of the Biden administration’s stance on Israel in the Gaza war (in particular the US’s abstention in the UN), a number of people in … Continue reading →
The TikTok divestiture bill has passed the House. It’s bipartisan, and Ace explains why: The bill does not outlaw TikTok or shut it down. What it does is required the ChiCom owner of TikTok, a state-controlled entity called ByteDance, to … Continue reading →
As I read this interview with economist and former Harvard president Larry Summers, I was in basic agreement with the points he made in the first half or so. For example: So I think what happens in universities is immensely … Continue reading →
The existence of a group called “Queers for Palestine” is one of the more ironic and absurd emblems of our time: A 2021 report on LGBT acceptance by UCLA’s Williams Institute rated Israel 44th out of the 175 countries/territories they … Continue reading →
You can read the details of the SCOTUS decision here and here. From the latter: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states cannot disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, … Continue reading →
The story is here: U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington held veteran investigative Catherine Herridge in contempt and ordered a fine of $800 a day until she reveals her sources for a 2017 story. Cooper claimed he “recognizes the … Continue reading →
Islam has long been a religion determined to expand to encompass the world. Initially that was done mostly by the sword, and Muslims had their sights on Europe. Spain was an early target and a successful one, and they controlled … Continue reading →
Darned if I know. But the government has shown little interest in answering the question. This is odd, but in line with all the other government secrecy about January 6 and the role that government – and/or its informants and … Continue reading →
Here’s the report: Russian authorities said famous Putin critic Alexei Navalny died on Friday: “Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous opposition leader, died on Friday after collapsing and losing consciousness at the penal colony north of the Arctic Circle where he … Continue reading →