How they came to America. A useful history of American education.
They’re un-American, and they’ve made a major contribution to the destruction of the Republic.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Generation Jones
Why I’m not a Baby Boomer. I do have a vague recollection of Howdy Doody, though.
Basque Cuisine In The American West
An interesting history of an interesting people. There was a Basque restaurant on Redondo Pier that we never tried, but I think it fell victim to Covid; it wasn’t there the last time we went there a few weeks ago. Thirty years ago, on a road trip, Patricia and I ate at a Basque family-style place in Reno, and it was exactly as described.
NYC Subways
Yes, the only solution to this problem (other than keeping deranged people out of the stations) is platform doors. People movers at airports have these, and there’s no reason they couldn’t be implemented on subways as well. It does require synchronization to ensure that the train comes to a stop in exactly the right place, but that’s not a hard technology.
Mastercard And Visa
Why Americans shouldn’t be happy that they suspended Russian operations.
Yes, they can do it to anyone they want with “unacceptable” opinions.
Climate, And The Real Crisis
A roundup on the latest insanity, from Judith Curry.
The Limits Of Libertarianism
Thoughts from Joel Kotkin.
The Roots Of Wokeness
P.J. O’Rourke
RIP. He will be missed.
Little-known fact: He was a big fan of space. He was on the board of The Space Foundation. He never used email, but I sent some stuff to him once via his wife, and he wrote a nice letter thanking me.
[Update late afternoon]
John Podhoretz remembers him.
[Update Wednesday morning]
This kind of thing is why he was a national treasure.
[Monday update]
Matt Labash remembers him, as does Jonathan Last.
[Bumped]
Thoughts On Academic Freedom
It’s always for me, and not for thee.