I’ve said many times that I don’t like political speeches. But so far I’ve listened to a lot more of this year’s RNC than usual, and that’s a surprise to me. One reason – probably the main reason – I’m … Continue reading →
I did watch a little bit of it after all, because it actually held my interest more than usual. One of the things about which I was curious was how the low-energy situation of an almost-empty hall would be handled, … Continue reading →
I was about eleven or twelve or perhaps thirteen years old when I first read Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. It made an indelible impression on me, probably greater than it would have if I’d waited till at least college age. I’m … Continue reading →
Knowingly. But after all, those same leaders – mayors and city council members – were chosen to check off certain identity boxes, as well as for their leftist ideology. DAs were chosen in an Orwellian manner: for their propensity to … Continue reading →
It’s not pretty. But for the most part it’s been extraordinarily effective at covering up the worst scandal in American history, so that a great many people have no idea what happened or why it matters: A New York Times … Continue reading →
Here’s a comprehensive article on the subject. I think it’s especially good in its critique of the claim that randomized control trials are the best and only valid standard for medical research, particularly with a disease such as COVID. An … Continue reading →
Dr. Simone Gold, a long-time and previously-respected emergency room physician, has been fired for expressing the non-approved view of the drug hydroxychloroquine: Dr. Simone, 54, graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Science, The Chicago Medical School in 1989. She … Continue reading →
Some days I wake up and it takes a while for it to hit me that so many Americans seem to have lost their minds. Oh, I’m not talking about the small number of people who are doing the burning … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch Barr’s testimony today. I hate that sort of circus ordinarily, and especially hate seeing a decent person vilified for political reasons. But here are some links to what other people had to say about it: from Ace, … Continue reading →
Commenter “Eva Marie” writes: Those of us who support Pres. Trump need to change the mind of one voter – to either vote for Trump instead of Biden or vote 3rd party instead of Biden. I did this prior to … Continue reading →
Government malfeasance. Please read the whole thing.
Continue reading →[NOTE: This is a revised version of a previous post.] Robert Frost’s poem “A Case for Jefferson” isn’t great poetry—even though it’s a poem by a master of the genre. It’s more in the vein of light verse, which Frost … Continue reading →