What’s the war on statues about? It’s a case of “venting,” of course, in the emotional sense. But it’s much much more than that. The pulling down and/or defacing of statues is not some emotional spur-of-the-moment impulse, although I suppose … Continue reading →
Commenter “AesopFan” calls attention to this: Grant did briefly own one slave he freed years before the war; but as a general he smashed the Confederacy, and as president he crushed the Klan. He presided over the ratification of the … Continue reading →
Here’s the way the leftist mantras go: All white people are responsible for the sins of every white person throughout time. Unlike whites, not only are all non-white people not collectively responsible for the sins of other non-white people, but … Continue reading →
First let me say that I find what’s happening in Congress right now over the stimulus bill to be profoundly depressing. Not really surprising, though. When I was young there was a sense and a faith that in a pinch, … Continue reading →
The National Association of Scholars is, in its own words: …a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to reform higher education. We uphold the standards of a liberal arts education that fosters intellectual freedom, searches for the truth, and promotes virtuous … Continue reading →
It’s otherwise known as the indoctrination of impressionable children – and the left is hard at work at this task, and has been for many many decades. But in recent years it’s reached a very critical mass. I linked to … Continue reading →
…when you can teach children a higher truth, and especially one that makes them hate the US and its Founders? The better to delegitimize the Constitution, right? The NY Times is in the education business: The NYT has long tried … Continue reading →
By now you may have read something about the NY Times’ 1619 Project to rewrite American history as the story of racism. Not just racism as a part of American history—racism as the story, the root of the story, the … Continue reading →
This is long, and I don’t usually watch long videos. Nor have I completely finished watching this one – not yet. But I’ve watched (or listened to; you can do the latter while doing some other task that doesn’t require … Continue reading →
The NY Times and the left (but I repeat myself) would have you believe that America’s founding principle of the most basic kind was slavery, and that all along slavery and racism have been the driving forces behind the US. … Continue reading →
…did pretty well on a test of verbal and science ability compared with Clinton supporters. The test is called the GSS: We don’t have great data on the intelligence of Trump supporters, but the best available is in the 2018 … Continue reading →
Here’s something to think about.
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