The sun is extremely quiet. It will be interesting to see what the effects are.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
“Gun-Free” Zones
People in charge of them should be made personally liable.
Makes sense to me. If you’re going to deprive someone of their right to self defense, it should be your responsibility to make it actually safe, not just put up a sign.
Romney
Thought he always seemed unprincipled as a politician, I used to admire Mitt Romney as a man. No more.
The NBA
I’ve been saying for decades that basketball is evil, but this is a new low.
[Update a while later]
I wish I was an NBA fan, so I could boycott the vile organization.
Napoleon Chagnon
Thoughts on the passing of a brave and honest anthropologist, and on the general wreckage of the field. I read his book on the Yanamamo in college.
How The Russian Witch Hunt Started
A long read, but why Trump has Ukraine on the brain.
[Update a few minutes later]
Mr. Trump goes to Washington.
[Update a few more minutes later]
The IG report on FISA abuse will be out on Friday, and someone needs to put Adam Schiff under oath.
[Update a while later]
The pre-impeachment of Donald Trump never stopped.
[Noon update]
The curious case of the incurious press.
Adam Schiff
Was this the last straw?
There doesn’t ever seem to be a last straw with these swamp creatures. And Congresspeople can’t be impeached, but they can be expelled. If the Republicans retake the House, that should be one of their first orders of business.
Dysfunctional Education
Yes, the maleducational system, from K through grad school, is the biggest danger to the Republic. It’s been almost forty years since that report that said that if a foreign nation had imposed it on us, it would be considered an act of war. It’s only gotten worse.
The Crackdown Begins
Carrie Lam has declared an emergency in Hong Kong, with all that implies. She was doubtless under a great deal of pressure from Beijing.
[Update a while later]
Michael Yon is reporting on the ground.
Climate Worship
…is nothing but rebranded paganism.
Yup.