Satire is best when it’s closest to the absurd truth. “Dems Pause January 6 Hearings To Call For Insurrection”: Democrats have temporarily pushed pause on the January 6th hearings in order to lead an insurrection against the federal government. “On … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I was originally planning to write today about the McCraw testimony on Uvalde. But other news intervened, and I’m postponing that, probably for tomorrow instead.] I agree with Professor Jacobson at Legal Insurrection that the leak of the Dobbs … Continue reading →
In a vote that was telegraphed in advance by the unusual leak, SCOTUS has overruled Roe and Casey, thus ending federal control over the states’ ability to set their own abortion laws. My original prediction for Dobbs prior to the … Continue reading →
…so goes international rugby. For the moment, anyway. I am surprised to learn there are women’s rugby teams in the first place. But my goodness, a post-pubescent biological male identifying as a woman on one of those teams would be … Continue reading →
The international body has ruled: Swimming’s world governing body, FINA, announced a ban Sunday on biological men competing in women’s events, unless they had “transitioned” before the age of 12. In other words, transgender athletes who have experienced the enduring … Continue reading →
How do you write an article about tampons and for the most part avoid using the word “women” when talking about menstruation? Like this: People who menstruate are saying it’s hard to find tampons on store shelves across the U.S. … Continue reading →
I did, and ’twas only yesterday. I take it back; she’s far far worse than that. I had forgotten – or perhaps never realized – that she has a history described in this lengthy Reason article from three years ago. … Continue reading →
This got some coverage yesterday: In an attempt to devise an ‘inclusive’ event, the ThunderCrit organisers created two new non-binary [cycling] races called ‘thunder’ and ‘lightning’. Its website said: ‘Thunder category is for cis men, non-binary people whose physical performance … Continue reading →
…may have been to drive a stake into the heart of “believe all women.” See this. If so, good. “Believe all women” was always absurd as well as pernicious. Believe all any group of people is absurd and pernicious. And … Continue reading →
I haven’t followed the case in any detail, although a couple of people have told me about it and I’ve read a few articles. But for anyone who’s interested, the verdict was for Depp: …[The jury returned] a verdict in … Continue reading →
Ever hear of it? I hadn’t heard of this case until today when commenter “j e” wrote a comment about the verdict in the second degree murder case, which was an acquittal. The facts of the case are both disturbing … Continue reading →
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue never had much to do with sports, unless sex is a sport. Which I suppose it is for some people. But it used to feature conventional models of the “beautiful face and very trim figure” … Continue reading →