Yes, the Founders are being unjustly vilified here, and as Glenn notes, “Most of the people loudly criticizing western civilization over race today would happily have been slaveowners themselves.”
The desire to be part of the ruling class of a socialist society is essentially the yearning to be a slavemaster.
What does the lawsuit loss for Mann mean? Why indeed was he unwilling to respond to the discovery?
How it changed jazz.
Yes, a classic album. My sister went to music school in Ann Arbor with his son, Chris.
[Afternoon update]
I had not realized that Joe Morello started out as a violinist. How often does someone go from violin to drums?
[Monday-morning update]
The top 100 jazz albums you should own. With a meditation on the art.
[Bumped]
I’m shopping new processor and motherboard, and I’m looking at this. But check out the first question and answers about it.
[Monday-morning update]
After a little research, I’ve decided to purchase the 3600, not the 3600X. It’s fifty bucks less, and as far as I can tell, almost no performance difference. Worst case is I might have to spend a little more for a better cooler.
“I apologize for this article.”
And I apologize, with absolute insincerity, for linking to it.
I do think that, for many, part of the appeal of Trump is that he never does this.
Another Clinton-related “suicide.”
Since seeing the results of the “investigation,” I have never believed that Vince Foster died in Fort Marcy Park.
Thoughts on his (and other’s) unjust desserts.
I’m still hoping for a reckoning when Horowitz and Durham (and maybe even Huber) have their say.
How they fell in love with street violence.
Fascists gonna fascist. As Glenn says: “The left favors violence only under certain circumstances: When it’s out of power and feels frustrated, and when it’s in power and feels unstoppable.”
In other words, it’s always appealing, for one reason or another.
Will it be Grandpa Simpson?
It seems to me that the Democrats are screwed this cycle, which is ironic, considering who they’re trying to defeat.
Was Chakrabarti the power behind the throne (and the Twitter account)?
I have to say that if he was the brains of the outfit, the outfit is only slightly more brainless now.