Our immortality, or our extinction?
I think that’s a matter of how you define “us.”
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Groundhog Day
A movie for all time.
And yes, I know it’s an oldie, but worth a re-read.
Grubby Jobs
Every teenager should work one.
Yup. I was a service-station attendant/mechanic (among other things). Between all the work rules and minimum wage, a lot of teens aren’t getting started on the first rung of the employment ladder. They’re not being properly taught in school, and they’re not being allowed to learn in the school of hard knocks. This won’t end well.
[Update a while later]
As noted in comments, working jobs like that teaches you the value of an education. I wasn’t that motivated about college after high school until I had a job as a VW mechanic at the local dealership, then got laid off in the recession of 1973 (it was a recession for the country, it was a depression for Flint and Detroit). I went to community college, took pre-engineering courses, then transferred them to Ann Arbor a couple years later.
Why Go To Mars And Other Places
I missed linking this article at The Space Review by John Strickland.
The real problem with space policy is not that we can’t decide where to go, but that we can’t decide why.
The Civil War Over Political Correctness
Jonathan Chait has kicked one off within the Left.
Good. These people view the world as a re-education camp, with them as the instructors. And guards.
[Update a while later]
A few observations from a “mansplainer.”
[Saturday-morning update]
“The obvious thing to say about Jonathan Chait’s war against the Left is that we are rooting for casualities.” Yup.
Women Are Helpless Victims
France’s Gay Vote
How Marine LePen is winning it.
Gee, who could have thought that gays might have a problem with a religious movement that pushes stone walls down on them?
[Update a few minutes later]
Hollywood’s Omerta On Its Anti-War Stance
It’s been broken by American Sniper.
Free Speech On Campus
…and the culture war. As Glenn notes, Brandeis charges $60,000 a year to live in an environment like that.
“I Was A Racist”
This is what happens when you value “social justice” over ethics and morality.