Open thread 5/30/22
“A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.” —Robert Frost
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New England stone walls
[NOTE: Yesterday I noticed a discussion in the open thread about stone walls in New England and elsewhere. I thought I’d link to a post I wrote about stone walls, but – as sometimes happens – I discovered there was … Continue reading →
When did the leftism trend begin in American education?
There’s been an ongoing discussion in yesterday’s feminization of education thread concerning when the leftist rot in education actually began. That put me in mind of a post I wrote back in 2017, which I now reproduce here, about some … Continue reading →
Blog comments: here, there, and everywhere
It’s come to my attention that Ann Althouse has ended comments on her blog. I’ve noticed a trend in that direction on a lot of sites in the past few years. Those who run the sites have their reasons, although … Continue reading →
Then and now: not all of FDR’s Four Freedoms are actually freedoms
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms are famous mainly because of the Norman Rockwell art that illustrated the concepts. I wrote about that art in this post from fifteen years ago (my, my, how time flies). But today I’m writing about the ideas … Continue reading →
The quality of mercy
Commenter “Lee Also” writes this: I have always felt that, as doctors take the Hippocratic Oath when they receive their degree, Portia’s Speech should be administered to freshly minted JD’s as an oath: “The quality of mercy is not strained; … Continue reading →
Someone please tell Andrea Mitchell that ignorant AND arrogant is no way to go through life
And yet apparently NBC’s Andrea Mitchell has managed to do just that. As someone or other used to say: sad. Here’s the error Mitchell made in an attempt to put Ted Cruz in his place: .@SenTedCruz says #ImpeachmentTrial is like … Continue reading →
Acquainted With the White
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a previous post.] No, this isn’t a white supremacist ode. It’s about snow – something we’re experiencing here in New England today. And many other days. The inspiration for this poem of … Continue reading →
Freedom of expression and the left
From a coment by “Eris Guy”: The Left/Communist/Democrats have been calling Republicans “Nazis” since Wendell Willkie. (Can you imagine claiming — or worse believing — Willkie is a Nazi.) It’s a slow, steady drip of hate until the water becomes … Continue reading →
It’s not the same old song
Canadian sparrows have changed their tune: A new bird song is spreading like wildfire among Canadian white-throated sparrows, at a scale not seen before by scientists. Birds rarely change their chirpy little tunes, and when they do, it’s typically limited … Continue reading →
Trump tweets and the uproar ensues
Just go to a site like Drudge today and you’ll see the furor in the list of headlines, which I reproduce here minus the links: Get out of USA, Trump tells congresswomen! Cortez fires back: We don’t fear you! President … Continue reading →
On being a blogger
Someone once asked me about what I actually do as a blogger, and I replied airily, “Oh, I just write a term paper a day.” It was meant to be a joke, but the joke wasn’t so very far from … Continue reading →