They will fail.
In fact, I’d say they’re already starting to.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Against Exclamation Inflation
I agree. And I think that the notion that using periods makes you sound angry is nutty.
I once suggested to a young woman with whom I was having an email exchange that she would make herself stand out from her peers by abjuring the exclamation marks.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Oops, sorry. I hadn’t read the whole thing, and didn’t realize that most of it was paywalled. But if you subscribe to the Dispatch (as I don’t), I’m sure it’s an interesting read.
It’s Inevitable That Trump Will Be Indicted
I don’t think that they comprehend the political blowback that this will create.
[Afternoon update]
Producers confirm that Liz Cheney will not be back for Season 2 of the January 6th hearings.
The Covid Reckoning
Reducing Student Debt
A novel plan to do so.
Yes, Griggs was one of several abominable and disastrous SCOTUS decisions of the past half century.
David Brooks Is Unhappy
The Attack On Salman Rushdie
The Moral Norms Of Tomorrow
How can society prepare?
The Manual Transmission
A eulogy.
I’ve driven a stick all my life. I’ve never bought a car with an automatic transmission, and I hope my next car will be a stick as well, because the BMW is getting long in the tooth. Beyond the aesthetics described here, it’s good theft insurance, because most young people don’t know how to drive them.
About That new study On Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria
A long but interesting critique, demonstrating that it’s worthless.