If I were a NY firefighter—woman or man—this would make me very, very angry: The FDNY for the first time in its history will allow someone who failed its crucial physical-fitness test to join the Bravest, The Post has learned. … Continue reading →
This article claims that women are “silenced” in online conversations. And yet, when you read it, you discover that what is meant is that women just don’t post as often as men in online forums. That somehow translates into “silenced”? … Continue reading →
I’ve learned that speculation on how SCOTUS will rule is pretty worthless. And yet we’re all tempted to do it. But this one has me stumped, and I cannot even make a prediction except to say the liberals on the … Continue reading →
Ian Reisner, a New York hotelier who identifies as gay, is pro-gay marriage, and owns gay-friendly hotels with names like “OUT NYC,” has experienced the wrath of the gay marriage absolutists. What on earth did Mr. Reisner do to cause … Continue reading →
This is good news [emphasis mine]: Paul Nungesser, the Columbia University student accused of raping fellow student Emma Sulkowicz, is now suing the university for doing nothing to stop Sulkowicz’s harassment campaign against him, which he claims “effectively destroyed” his … Continue reading →
Here’s a great rehearsal video of some Georgian (the Russian Georgia, not the US one) dancers [hat tip: commenter “g6loq”]. Usually they wear costumes that make it more difficult to see their bodies. It creates a nice illusion but hides … Continue reading →
In my post about the video featuring women who had to choose between doors marked “beautiful” or “average” and opted mostly for “average,” commenter “Molly NH” wrote: All the men would head for the handsome door, even the ones who … Continue reading →
Here’s my new article for PJ. It deals with the report by the Columbia Journalism School on the infamous and bogus UVA gang rape story written by Sabrina Erdely and published in Rolling Stone. Here’s an excerpt from my piece: … Continue reading →
This piece by Meghan McArdle just might be the best article of all on the Columbia Journalism School’s investigation of the debacle that was Sabrina Erdely’s Rolling Stone article about a horrendous gang rape at UVA that never happened.
Continue reading →It is no surprise that a campaign on social media sites has forced Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana to close down temporarily or perhaps permanently. The pizza establishment’s owners are not activists; they merely answered an inquiring reporter’s questions, saying … Continue reading →
…and the firestorm around it— The topic makes me weary, weary, weary, to see that everything that we predicted is coming to pass. What began as a simple “gay people ought to be able to get married” morphed seamlessly into … Continue reading →
Not long after the 2012 election I predicted that Hillary would run in 2016 and that she had an excellent chance of winning. I would currently place her chances somewhat lower than I did then, but still very good. Arguments … Continue reading →