[NOTE: This is written in conjunction with this post on recent events on college campuses.] Robert Frost has long been one of America’s best-known poets. During his lifetime, he was also seen as a sort of folksy New Englander on … Continue reading →
I’d never even heard of Jordan Peterson until about two weeks ago, but since then I’ve developed a mild addiction to his videos. Some are short and some are long, but they all feature the workings of a powerful mind … Continue reading →
Betrand Russell was a socialist, but he wasn’t impressed by the Communists: I am compelled to reject Bolshevism for two reasons: First, because the price mankind must pay to achieve Communism by Bolshevik methods is too terrible; and secondly because, … Continue reading →
Recently someone recommended that I watch a video in which Camille Paglia and Jordan Peterson have a discussion involving—well, the sort of stuff this intense duo likes to discuss. I’m quite familiar with Paglia, but was previously unfamiliar with the … Continue reading →
I’m not sure what to say about the life of Hugh Hefner, who has died at 91. In some basic way, Hefner’s world never interested me, although I couldn’t help but notice it. Many of the Hefner obituaries talk about … Continue reading →
Valerie Plame Wilson has returned, this time as an anti-Semite. Here’s what Alan Dershowitz had to say: Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz says this story is “much, much worse” than the media has presented it. On “Fox & Friends” … Continue reading →
Apparently the folks who participate in the Emmys have come to feel that their mission is to put down Trump and his supporters, which is approximately half of the country. I wouldn’t think that this would be good for ratings—or … Continue reading →
Steven Hayward at Powerline calls our attention to an interview and quote from New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio. It’s quite revealing not just about de Blasio, but about the leftist mindset about the role of government, our legal system, … Continue reading →
Jerry Lewis has died at 91. You can read tributes to him here and here. That first article calls him a “nonpareil genius of comedy.” I guess so, but his shtick—and slapstick in general—didn’t appeal to me. I do recall … Continue reading →
I detect a theme and a meme. Here we have Bannon unleashed (you’ll find the word in the URL) and unchained. And here we have Trump untethered, now that Bannon has gone. Tethers work like this: Failure modes for tethers … Continue reading →
In no surprise whatsoever, Steve Bannon has been relieved of his White House duties: President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has been fired, two White House officials told CNN Friday. A source told CNN that Bannon was given the … Continue reading →
After writing a post yesterday on Thomas Sowell, I happened to see this today: As for Sowell, he’s…an economist and writer whom playwright David Mamet once called “our greatest contemporary philosopher.” Sowell, who never knew his father, was raised by … Continue reading →