They’re not caused by our moral failing, but by the incompetents we put in charge.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Space
Do Americans care about it?
The frustrating thing about articles like this and polls is that they equate space exploration with “space.” Space development is an entirely different animal, for which exploration is just a means, not an end in itself.
Covid Was Liberalism’s End Game
Depressing thoughts on where society is today.
Arming Teachers
A strong majority favors it.
So do I. It’s nice to be in the majority occasionally.
excellent Lambs
On the infantilization of American youth.
Americans
The New Normal
C’mon, Kurt, don’t hold back, tell us what you really think.
Lori’s Book
Courtney Stadd has a lengthy review of it.
The Woke CEOs
Adults
Can they no longer consent?
We are in a bad place, societally.
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Related: Jurassic Park gets canceled.
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It’s worth noting that if one goes by the French Mistress Rule (divide by two, add seven), the actress Dern was a little too young for Neill in the original (if he was 43, she should have been at least 28), but her character, who would have been in her late twenties/early thirties, was not. And now, with him in his seventies, he’d be able to date women in their forties, and she’s now in her fifties. Which makes it all the more absurd.