The Catastrophe at Evergreen State
A state college has surrendered to the totalitarian mob: Students at Evergreen State College are doubling down on their effort to silence speech that, in their view, endangers the lives of “black, trans, fems, and [other] students on this campus.” The students, some of whom have actively demanded the ousting of biology professor Bret […]
Deranged Feminist Attacks Church, Police, ‘Patriarchy’ in Florida
Barbara J. Phillips was arrested in Gainesville. A mentally ill homeless woman in Florida is accused of vandalizing a policeman’s patrol car and smearing feces on a church where she left the walls defaced with nonsensical writings against “patriarchy.” Barbara J. Phillips, 40, was charged with charged with stalking, criminal mischief and damaging church property, […]
Further Thoughts on ‘The Big Short’
My reference to The Big Short and the housing bubble in my post about Tuesday’s special election prompted an email from a reader: I was reading your discussion of the Big Short and you are exactly right about the people who got mortgages they could not pay being just as “guilty”, however you define it, […]
Feminist Professor: ‘Trumpism’ Is About ‘Discourses of Masculinized Dominance’
University of Oregon Professor C.J. Pascoe You may think that elections are decided over issues of public policy, but that’s only because you’re a stupid Republican who doesn’t have a Ph.D. in sociology like Professor C.J. Pascoe: The rise of Trumpism exemplifies a contest over masculinity, over who qualifies as a “real man.” . . […]
‘Lone Wolf’ Shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’ Before Stabbing Police Officer in Flint Airport
Just another random coincidence: Amor Ftouhi, a Canadian citizen originally from Tunisia, was identified as the “lone wolf” suspect accused of shouting “Allahu Akbar” before stabbing a police officer multiple times at an airport in Flint, Michigan. The FBI is leading the incident into the attack that wounded police Lt. Jeff Neville. Neville is […]
GA-6: ‘The Big Short’ and the Establishment Media Bubble
Tuesday night, I monitored election results from Georgia’s 6th District special election on my phone (via AoSHQ Decision Desk) while finishing up a day mowing lawns for my son’s contracting business. We were leaning on the truck and enjoying cold beverages while Jim chatted with his business partner when the Decision Desk called it […]
Failing the ‘Underrepresented’ at MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the most elite universities on the planet. Only 8% of students who apply are accepted for admission, and annual cost of attendance (tuition, room and board) is $62,662. So unless you’re a National Merit Scholar type with a rich Daddy to pay the bills, don’t […]
Terrorism, Et Cetera
There was a terrorist attack Sunday night in London and, by all indications — i.e., a white suspect who plowed his vehicle into a crowd leaving a mosque — this would appear to be an anti-Muslim terror attack. As Greg Palkot said on Fox News, this looks like a “reverse copycat” of the June 3 […]
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