Category Archives: Social Commentary

The Smugness Of American “Liberalism”

A rare (and long) self-aware commentary from Vox.

My two cents: 1) As always, they keep using that word “liberal.” I don’t think it means what they think it means. 2) The demonization of Kim Davis (including her appearance) reminded me very much of the way Linda Tripp (the only person who told the truth in the Lewinsky affair) was treated. So this is nothing new.

Hamilton Stays

…and Andy Jackson is replaced by Harriet Tubman. I’m actually surprised. This makes too much sense for this administration.

[Afternoon update]

Oh, good lord, Ben Carson is an historical idiot:

Ben Carson criticized the decision to replace former President Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill on Wednesday, saying Jackson was a “tremendous president.”

“I love Harriet Tubman. I love what she did. But we can find another way to honor her,” the former presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon said. “Maybe a $2 bill.”

What part of Jackson’s presidency does Carson like the best? The hogs in the White House? The slave owning? The ethnic cleansing of the southeast? The founding of the racist Democrat Party?