Eight romantic classic films.
I have to confess to having seen none of them (and only heard of three: Key Largo, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Strictly Ballroom).
Category Archives: Social Commentary
The Left
It plays at oppression, and encourages tyrants.
As she notes, if they really thought that Trump was a tyrant, they’d be afraid to “resist.”
Groundhog Day
The movie, at once funny and profound, has become a classic at a quarter of a century.
The Challenger Anniversary
It’s been thirty-two years now.
What I wrote about the Challenger loss in 2002: https://t.co/824SNJrUb2
And 2008: https://t.co/kl1Vv3D8Pihttps://t.co/TyeTJz6EVj
It was my birthday.
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) January 28, 2018
Comments open for peoples’ memories.
How Civil Wars Start
The Democrats are spoiling for another one, because they won’t accept the results of elections. But if that’s what they want, they’ll lose this one too. Because we didn’t let them disarm us.
This is why I don’t use it much, and have multiple Twitter accounts. Because I interact with multiple communities.
Sex In The Middle Ages
Really, in the Middle Ages, not middle-age. A disgusting history.
Jordan Peterson
He didn’t just crush Cathy Newman in debate; he provided her with some much-needed therapy.
[Tuesday-morning update]
Conor Friedersdorph isn’t impressed with Newman.
[Late-morning update]
Six words the Left twists to silence you.
He left out “liberal,” though that’s more of a false flag than to silence, per se.
The Scourge Of Multi-Culturalism
Thoughts from David Solway, and slightly less-recent ones on post-modern “progressivism” from Sarah Hoyt.
Free-Speech Zones
…are an atrocity against the First Amendment and against a fundamental purpose of a university. As Glenn says, the officials themselves should be personally liable. That would put an end to this fascist nonsense.