… pumped up by propaganda in schools and online (especially social media), the medical establishment, leftist activism in general, and trans activism in particular. Transgenderism had existed for years. But it was extremely rare and mostly – although not entirely … Continue reading →
Several people in one of yesterday’s threads mentioned this essay by Eve Barlow. When I read it, I was struck by her explanation of why so many trans activists seem to be pro-Palestinian – when most Palestinians would hate their … Continue reading →
If you want to kill a SCOTUS justice, and get close enough to be charged with attempting to kill or kidnap a SCOTUS justice and have to plead guilty, it’s worth your while (if you’re a man, that is) to … Continue reading →
Of course, that’s hardly all he said. The basic thrust of the speech was to turn back the clock to the time before Obama’s Hope and Change and Wokeness transformed the military (at least, the Obama years are when I … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I haven’t watched most of the speeches at the Charlie Kirk memorial yesterday, but I’ve seen short clips and read excerpts plus Erika Kirk’s entire speech.] Erika Kirk is clearly a remarkable woman, but one would expect that because … Continue reading →
So fast and furious it’s hard to keep up. But here’s some of it. (1) There’s no reason to trust a person’s enemies to represent that person’s words fairly. The Kirk-hating forces – and they are legion, it turns out … Continue reading →
The question of whether Tyler Robinson may have had accomplices is being investigated, and for good reason: The feds have widened their investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk to probe whether pro-trans, online groups and others connected with Tyler … Continue reading →
This story seemed so odd when I saw it that I wondered whether it was for real. But apparently, it is: Oliver North and his loyal former secretary Fawn Hall reportedly married in secret last month — 40 years after … Continue reading →
Britain never had an especially robust tradition of free speech; certainly nothing to compare with that of the US. So it doesn’t come as a complete shock that Britain has been cracking down on what it defines as “hate speech” … Continue reading →
One can’t help but notice the similarities between Robert (“Robin”) Westman of the recent Minneapolis school killings and Audrey (“Aidan” ) Hale of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville. There are differences, of course, starting with the fact that Westman … Continue reading →
What a strange article. The attitude is that these men are some sort of curiosity [emphasis mine]: Mr. Moran, 44, is the pasha of a new power tribe in the capital: the gay men of the Trump administration. These are … Continue reading →
From commenter “Ruth,” on the Saturday Night Fever Open Thread today: Ten seconds of that video and I’m back to 1977, sitting in a packed theater beside my sweetheart. I have on my brand new Christmas boots – black, high … Continue reading →