Time for Americans to repudiate it.
Long past time, I’d say.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
The Manhood Of The West
“They are a civilization whose core has been destroyed.”
Masterb@tion
The politics of it.
As sins go, it’s pretty weak tea to me. And I think it’s actually good for your health, as long as you have a healthy attitude toward it. In fact, I think that it’s sinful and frankly stupid that people would deny sexual pleasure to those unable to find a willing partner. It certainly beats the hell out of rape.
What Aren’t They Telling Obama
A new trending Twitter hashtag.
Looking Ahead To A Bright Future
Glenn Reynolds reviews a new book co-authored by mutual friends — America 3.0
Mike Hammer
Noire made hilarious. By Lileks, of course.
A Heartbreaking Short Film About Loss
…set in an asteroid mine.
Piers Morgan, Mugged
“OK, so maybe those gun nuts weren’t as crazy as I thought they were.”
Out: Gun control.
In. Government control.
[Update a while later]
Joe Scarborough is having second thoughts, too: “Gee, maybe background checks aren’t such a red-hot idea after all.”
I hope that this is the week that the American people finally wake up, after having stared into the abyss.
Trust In Barack Obama
Upper Body Strength And Political Beliefs
It’s not as simple as reported:
Put another way, this study says that liberals are a coalition of rich wimpy men and strong poor men. Bu contrast, conservatives are a coalition of rich strong men and poor weak men.
The study found that women are different from men: a woman’s upper body strength did not affect her politics.
Partisans would like to think that it is the smart people who support their side. In reality, though, that doesn’t work: both sides have their share of both smart people and dumb people.
Yes, the notion that smart people are naturally “progressive” is just one of their many conceits.