Open thread 4/13/24
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Chris Rufo on the plagiarism accusations against black female professors
Commenter “AesopFan” helpfully offered this tweet from Christopher Rufo, relevant to this post from yesterday concerning whether black female professors are disproportionately involved in plagiarism: One of the ironies to this accusation is that I have explicitly asked my sources … Continue reading →
Scotland: land of the unfree, home of the tattletales
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin”] Scotland’s new hate-speech law has drawn quite a reaction: Entirely as predicted, Police Scotland has been deluged with vexatious and politically-driven ‘hate crime’ reports, with one top official complaining “we cannot cope.” Under the new … Continue reading →
There’s a new study telling us what we already knew: that most adolescents unhappy with their sex grow out of that feeling if you just let them grow up without medical intervention
Here’s a description of the study: The majority of gender-confused children grow out of that feeling by the time they are fully grown adults, according to a long-term study. Researchers in the Netherlands tracked more than 2,700 children from age … Continue reading →
Young men’s and women’s opinions differ all over the developed world
It’s not just in the US that young women lean more to the left than young men. It’s pretty much a worldwide phenomenon in developed countries, as well as a relatively new one: The Economist analysed polling data from 20 … Continue reading →
The state of the unions
Most people are of the opinion that the Democrats would dearly love to replace Joe Biden as a candidate for 2024. But there are various stumbling blocks and it might not be possible. One of those stumbling blocks is: what … Continue reading →
The Illinois Parole Board makes a deadly mistake
And a family pays a terrible price for it: An 11-year-old Chicago boy died Wednesday [March 13] as he tried to protect his pregnant mother from her knife-wielding ex-boyfriend who was released from prison a day earlier. Crosetti Brand, 37, … Continue reading →
Brits are limiting puberty blockers in trans treatment
It’s a step in the right direction, at least: Children will no longer routinely be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed. The decision comes after a review found there was “not enough evidence” they are … Continue reading →
Fani Willis stays on the case
The judge has ruled that if her paramour Nathan Wade steps down, everything will be A-ok and she can keep up the legal pursuit of the Great Orange Whale: [Judge] McAfee did not find a conflict of interest or anything … Continue reading →
“Queers for Palestine”
The existence of a group called “Queers for Palestine” is one of the more ironic and absurd emblems of our time: A 2021 report on LGBT acceptance by UCLA’s Williams Institute rated Israel 44th out of the 175 countries/territories they … Continue reading →
Cellphone records implicate Willis and Wade in perjury
Note the way the AP frames the story: “Trump submits cellphone records allegedly showing Nathan Wade and Fani Willis’ interactions before hiring.” In other words, Trump pounces: Former President Donald Trump on Friday submitted a request to enter new evidence … Continue reading →
A defiant Fani Willis in court
Willis must be very surprised that her little grifting scheme with her boyfriend has seen the light of day and is getting her into trouble. She’s used to being a powerful person in the courtroom and elsewhere, and I assume … Continue reading →