What he taught me.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
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.
[Update a while later]
Campus protesters have experienced some kind of psychiatric break.
It certainly appears that way. They are demonstrably nuts.
[Thursday-morning update]
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.
[Update a while later]
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.
[Update a few minutes later]
Climate Science Versus Climate Activism
On the importance of distinguishing them.
As noted, that this was published in Nature may be an indication that there are growing cracks in the wall of the hysteria.
On The Pro-Terrorist Gender Gap
On The Starship Delays
Articles by a human, and an AI, at Reason. That picture is wild, and bears no resemblance to SLS/Orion.
Suing Protesters
This sort of thing is long overdue. And as noted, prosecutorial discretion won’t be a get-out-of-jail-free card.