I continue to be astounded at the fact that Joe Biden is considered by much of America to be a kindly old guy, despite his history of bile (and stupidity, but that’s another issue). One of his many specialties is … Continue reading →
In case you somehow missed the story, Penny is the man who has been arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter for subduing a raving Jordan Neely on the New York subway, and whose chokehold (that word is continually used … Continue reading →
Actor Richard Dreyfuss has something to say on the new Oscar rules about – what else? – diversity and inclusion. He says they make him vomit. Here are those rules, if you’re curious. Personally, I haven’t been watching movies for … Continue reading →
Most violent crime is intra-racial – that is, blacks mostly kill and/or violently attack blacks, whites mostly kill and/or violently attack whites. And the black-on-black violent crime rate is much much higher than the white-on-white violent crime rate. But the … Continue reading →
Here’s what he says: “America is in decline, but this decline is not inevitable. We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we must choose a leader who can bring us there. That’s why I’m running for President,” Elder … Continue reading →
Long long ago, when I was in college and took some sociology courses, I seem to recall learning about the purposes (plural) of incarceration. I’m doing this from memory, but they went something like this: protection (of the public), deterrence … Continue reading →
No more. It’s not as though science has always been a pure meritocracy, however. For example, even I can remember, back in my youth, when women were discouraged in many ways from going into scientific fields, although it was possible … Continue reading →
One would think that the most basic task of those running a large city would be to preserve civic order. Not a perfect order, of course; that would require a level of control and a restriction of freedom that would … Continue reading →
…to the tune of 73,450,000 dollars. Small change, comparatively speaking: The figure comes from an extensive report dropped by the Claremont Institute on Tuesday. The report details $82 billion dollars in social justice/BLM investments by major American companies. SVB stands … Continue reading →
It might be, according to Jason Riley: When it comes to skepticism of affirmative-action policies, the issue isn’t whether today’s college students are “left-wing activists who aren’t in touch with the real world” but rather whether that description better applies … Continue reading →
Lori Lightfoot is blaming her political demise on racism as well as misogyny, although these two characteristics of hers – being black and being a woman – were already in evidence when she was first elected mayor of Chicago: “I’m … Continue reading →
An interesting take from Stephen Green, probably the best one I’ve seen so far: By his own admission, Adams was using “hyperbole” to make his point. There are just two problems with that. The first is that his targets weren’t … Continue reading →