…here’s a thread for you. I have to say I’ve been impressed by whoever organized this thing. The challenge was immense, but the pace has been crisp. Most of the speeches are mercifully short, too, which I appreciate. The format … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE below.] The story so far: lllinois police have arrested a 17-year-old after two people were shot to death during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody … Continue reading →
…for at least a day before I post Part III of my reaction to Hazony’s work “The Challenge of Marxism.” As often happens, the thing just grew and grew and grew.
Continue reading →Polls indicate that Americans are very poorly informed about COVID facts. That doesn’t surprise me, and I don’t think it should surprise anyone. A lot of people have trouble with complex scientific information, especially if there’s math involved. It doesn’t … 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 →
Quietly, quietly: This past week Minnesota became the second state to reject regulations that effectively ban the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine for use by COVID-19 patients. The decision, which comes two weeks after the Ohio Board of Pharmacy reversed an effective … Continue reading →
Maybe. I don’t think so, though.
Continue reading →Propaganda is difficult to shake, but personal observation and experience can go a long way: A North Korean defector earlier this month revealed that he was “shocked” at the level of kindness and racial diversity he experienced when he first … Continue reading →
So much news: Greatest hits from the Barr hearing. Our math-challenged public is easy to spook. Math is hard. [Hat tip: commenter “Griffin.”] The WaPo will be capitalizing “White.” I cannot resist making a version of the old old joke: … Continue reading →
A roundup of recent news: —Victor Davis Hanson presents a very gloomy picture of what might happen if Biden wins. —Seattle’s police chief warns citizens of the dire results if the City Council is able to enforce its edict to … Continue reading →
…and explains why. [Hat tip: commenter “Ira.”]
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