The death and funeral of George H. W. Bush caused NY Times columnist Ross Douthat to write a piece called “Why We Miss the WASPs.” It contains the usual digs at Trump, of course, but it also expresses some un-PC … Continue reading →
In Europe there’s a trend to criticize or even in some cases do away with the field of gender studies. Naturally, this makes the gender studies professors very very nervous: The attacks take many different forms, including blacklists and harassment … Continue reading →
…Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, as expected. Her victory brings the GOP Senate total to 53. That’s good, because of the tendency of certain other Republican senators to bolt and to vote with the opposition. But this particular race was a bit … Continue reading →
I wasn’t particularly surprised at the results of the recent election. They were predicted, although not every exact detail. Probably none of you were really surprised, either. But on another level I continue to be surprised at how many people … Continue reading →
Well, it depends how you define “white”: In 2015, more than 17 percent of marriages in America were across “racial” lines. It is the reality of ethnic intermarriage that will add critical weight to the conservative argument for cultural assimilation, … Continue reading →
And quite a statement it is: …Kanye West has designed T-shirts urging blacks to leave the Democratic party in a “Blexit,”… More here: West has done the work for his conservative pal, Candace Owens, and her new “movement” which she … Continue reading →
The seeming stupidity of Elizabeth Warren claiming Native American status on the basis of her paltry DNA results points to some deep problems in the leftist identity politics narrative. It goes something like this: (1) For some identities, leftism dictates … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Warren’s claim to have Native American ancestry hasn’t been a question I’ve dealt with on this blog except very briefly, in passing. I’ve left that to others, in particular Legal Insurrection, which has gone into it many times in … Continue reading →
The Democrats thought Brett Kavanaugh was a safe target. Accusing a white prepster named “Brett” would be a great way to achieve several goals: stopping him from changing the balance of SCOTUS in favor of conservatives, and showing solidarity with … Continue reading →
It’s puzzling to me why the left doesn’t just ignore Kanye West, because all their over-the-top race-based criticism of West draws attention to—and actually validates—his message that the left and the media want black people to think only one way, … Continue reading →
And I might add: why is she still allowed on Twitter? Those questions are rhetorical—I know the answer, which is that her vicious hatred is directed towards the correct people. Look at thus chorus of entitled white men justifying a … Continue reading →
Yesterday I put up a short clip of Clarence Thomas excoriating the Senate Democrats at his 1991 hearing. I want to highlight it now: Thomas speaks with great eloquence, but it’s his affect that is especially arresting. You can feel … Continue reading →