Commenter “Rick67” writes: The exchange between Mrs Whatsit and Mac is interesting. Mac replied “Religious people are in the position of arguing for the right to practice the moral equivalent of racism and have the public schools cooperate with them.” … Continue reading →
At some point during the 20th century in America, racism became the biggest sin or at least one of them. This may have occurred during the 1960s, to the best of my recollection. But at any rate it occurred – … Continue reading →
I was surprised to see this news today: Arguments begin Thursday in a New Hampshire court case involving President Donald Trump’s demand that schools end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schools or risk losing federal funding. The New … Continue reading →
Rufo observes: After mounting a successful fight against DEI, the political Right has come to accept that if there must be a civil-rights regime, it should be one of its own making. Rather than continue to defer to left-wing interpretations … Continue reading →
I read about it at Althouse: I don’t know if Kristol knows what he’s telling us we need to “be,” but he’s upset that “pursuant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to purge so-called DEI content from military libraries and … Continue reading →
Here’s the story from Professor William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection: That political change includes plans to scale-down the U.S. Department of Education. Not truly to “eliminate” it, which would require an act of Congress, but to eliminate the leftist-NGO funding … Continue reading →
The other day I was speaking to an old friend who is what I would call a political moderate for the most part. But her hatred for Trump and his supporters – a crowd she lumps together as a large … Continue reading →
This doesn’t sound like diplomat-speak: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country, in the latest Trump administration move targeting the African nation. Rubio, in a … Continue reading →
Diversity hiring is indeed a thing in the FAA. What it had to do with the collision over the Potomac – if anything – is unknown at present. But the following may have been factors: The FAA has already stated … Continue reading →
Here’s the announcement: It is the policy of my Administration that the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security with regard to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and every element of the Armed Forces should operate free from … Continue reading →
I have to say this verdict surprises me, and I’m happy about it. I thought the best Penny could possibly hope for would be that the jury would hang on the second count as well. Instead, they acquitted him. So … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Also please see today’s previous post on the Penny trial.] Just a little while ago the judge in the Daniel Penny case dismissed the first count – manslaughter in the second degree – after the jury once again announced … Continue reading →