Frei and Barnes on the Texas Heartbeat Law
Here’s an excellent clarification by Barnes of the Texas Heartbeat Law and the recent SCOTUS ruling on it, as well as what the next steps might be.
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The feminization of college
This isn’t really a surprise: Men are abandoning higher education in such numbers that they now trail female college students by record levels. At the close of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up 59.5% of college students, an all-time … Continue reading →
Many people are pointing out a contradiction between those who say “my body, my choice” for abortion while also advocating vaccine mandates
But I contend that there is no contradiction. The two positions are remarkably consistent, but you have to understand that the principle being advocated is not the one you suppose. The principle actually goes like this: “My body, my choice” … Continue reading →
Andrew Cuomo resigns, effective in 14 days
The question, of course, is why now? I have little doubt that Cuomo’s touchy-feely tendencies have been known for ages, and the problems with his COVID policies for nursing homes have also been known for well over a year. Someone … Continue reading →
Biden says Governor Cuomo should resign
[Hat tip: commenter “TJ.”] That was quick: “I think he should resign,” Biden said of his longtime Democratic ally. Biden spoke hours after Cuomo proclaimed his innocence and issued a counter-report with photos of Biden and other elected officials hugging … Continue reading →
Objectifying men; objectifying women
I found this at Instapundit: It indicates that although gaping at and admiring male athletes’ bodies is perfectly okay, doing the same to women athletes’ bodies isn’t. That’s in line with the left’s new puritanism. But it’s also a denial … Continue reading →
Andrew Cuomo “credibly” accused of sexual harassment in the workplace
Remember back when Andrew Cuomo was going to save the Democratic Party by stepping in as a presidential candidate? I remember quite a bit of chatter about it way back in 2020 when his star seemed to be rising and … Continue reading →
Why should we care how how the Capitol Police or members of Congress felt on January 6th?
Their therapists should care. Their families and friends should care. But I can’t figure out why the rest of us should – at least, not in the legal, investigative sense of trying to find out what really happened on January … Continue reading →
Bill Cosby has been released from prison
The ruling freeing Cosby was handed down on Wednesday: The court said Wednesday that it found an agreement with a previous prosecutor that prevented him from being charged in the case. The disgraced actor has served more than two years … Continue reading →
College administrators and sexual assault cases: the story of a sort-of-changer
Here’s a curious article by Lee Burdette Williams, the former dean of students at the University of Connecticut. In it, Williams describes her growing disillusionment with the way in which sexual harassment and sexual assault cases are handled by universities … Continue reading →
Google comes up with a tepid halfway solution for Kamau Bobb
Yesterday I wrote a post about some of the opinions expressed by Google’s “diversity head” Kamau Bobb a few years ago in a blog post of his. One of the many things he’d written was, “If I were a Jew … Continue reading →
China continues to try to centrally control its birthrate
In 1979, China instituted its one-child policy for population control, and enforced it with draconian measures. It’s an example of the impulse to centralized control by leftist states, and also the cruelty, unforeseen consequences, and ultimate failure of such control. … Continue reading →