Yes, I fully expect this insanity to come to America.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Memorial Day
It’s a time for recollection, not celebration.
Like the 4th of July, too many of our holidays have lost their meaning, becoming just an excuse for partying and a three-day weekend. When you grill your meat, think of those who lost so many holidays so that you could have yours.
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My Decision To Leave Academia
I suspect a lot of people are feeling this way. Which, of course, just means that the problem will get worse, until the system finally implodes.
“Judge And Justice”
A review of an important documentary on the vile Kavanaugh media witch trial.
Glenn Loury
What he taught me.
Hubble Trouble
An interesting article (from NPR!) about the internal controversy at NASA over a private rescue mission. No doubt there is some politics in play within the astronaut office.
Campus Anti-Semitism
It’s nothing new.
In addition, the New York Times covered for both Hitler and Stalin.
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Campus protesters have experienced some kind of psychiatric break.
It certainly appears that way. They are demonstrably nuts.
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The real cause of anti-Semitism on campus.
And a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution says that the Red Guards are back.
Gaza Versus The Uighurs
Thoughts on Israelis as “white colonizers.”
And apparently some women will adopt the most vile political stances if in so doing they get to wear fashionable scarves, even if (or maybe especially if) they’re made by slave labor in China.
To The Mothers
Mine has been gone for almost a quarter of a century now, but if you can, show yours the appreciation she deserves. None of us would be here without them.
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We watched Young Sheldon for the first few seasons when it started, but haven’t seen the most recent ones. Maybe we should, now that it’s almost over.
On The Hamas Encampments
Yes, this won’t end until there is very real pain suffered by these universities. As Glenn says, make them pay.
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