Beware the intelligence community…
…says Sharyl Attkisson. And it’s not—or at least it ought not to be—a partisan issue.
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The sudden shock of liberty
Things are different in Zimbabwe—for now: For 37 years, it was the official newspaper of Robert Mugabe. Then, this month, the staff of the Zimbabwe Herald got an impossible assignment: They would have to cover the downfall of their benefactor. … Continue reading →
Robert Frost on progressive education 100 years ago
[NOTE: This is written in conjunction with this post on recent events on college campuses.] Robert Frost has long been one of America’s best-known poets. During his lifetime, he was also seen as a sort of folksy New Englander on … Continue reading →
Universities: the appeasement of the bullies
One turning point in the history of the university in the United States occurred about fifty years ago at Cornell (as later described by Allan Bloom in The Closing of the American Mind). And over the years the situation at … Continue reading →
There is no group you should always believe
Anyone who says that members of a certain group always tell the truth is lying. There is no such group on earth. I don’t care if it’s a group of Catholic nuns or Buddhist monks. There are liars in every … Continue reading →
Another Peterson rant
Now that I’ve been listening to Jordan Peterson, you’re probably going to see quite a few excerpts here from his talks. How does he get the ability to speak so fast and so long while hardly pausing for breath? This … Continue reading →
Literary leftists: Bertrand Russell on the Bolsheviks
Betrand Russell was a socialist, but he wasn’t impressed by the Communists: I am compelled to reject Bolshevism for two reasons: First, because the price mankind must pay to achieve Communism by Bolshevik methods is too terrible; and secondly because, … Continue reading →
Academic article withdrawn after threats
Our US Red Guard have certainly been busy.
Continue reading →Free speech in Canada
I had somehow missed the fact that an extraordinary law called C-16 passed Canada’s Senate in mid-June of 2017 by overwhelming numbers, sliding the country further down the slippery slope of the tyranny of hate speech laws: Canada’s Senate passed … Continue reading →
Conservatism and tyranny
I think this might be as good a time as any to spotlight this comment by commenter “Kyndyll G.” It was made in early July, and it’s a discussion of conservatism and its relation to tyranny: I would not presume … Continue reading →
College students choose psychological “safety” over liberty
A new survey about college students’ attitudes towards free speech has come out (1500 students were polled): While “hate speech” is odious, as long as it steers clear of well-established exceptions to the First Amendment…it is constitutionally protected. The survey … Continue reading →
The Founders on property and liberty
Commenter “Montage” wrote on the recent de Blasio thread: I read the [de Blasio] interview for a more complete picture and context is important. The key is when he says: “hundreds of years of history that have ELEVATED property rights … Continue reading →