Category: Politics
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Are we doomed?
There’s an article in the New Yorker from June 10 entitled “Are We Doomed? Here’s how to think about it“. It’s really cute when academics tell people how to think because academics are — let’s say — a little odd. Of the highest relevance in this context is their absolute conviction that academics can solve…
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Rainbow Time
It’s Pride month! Hooray! For some reason, Columbia doesn’t do Pride until September. OK, we actually know the reason. It’s because the University of Missouri is not in session in June, and most of the students aren’t here. They’re spending the summer with their parents, typically, and will attend Pride events in that area, so…
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HCR’s Worst Take Ever
Yesterday’s Heather Cox Richardson email contains what I believe to be her worst take ever. Here’s a quote: The roots of today’s protests lie in an investigation by the Republican-dominated House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC). The committee announced the investigation on December 7, two days after its members…
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Presidential Immunity
The US Supreme Court continues to be a vehicle for advancing fascism, which comes as no surprise to the left. Meanwhile, though, liberals continue to be surprised, and I have to wonder when (or if) they will finally understand how this works. In essence, the Supreme Court has decided to delay their decision on Presidential…
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The Biden Administration Did NOT Close the Gun Show Loophole
The Biden administration is claiming that it has closed the gun show loophole, but the actual change they made is very minor and will make no difference. What we typically call the “gun show loophole” is simply the part of federal law that allows individuals to sell their personal guns to other individuals without performing…
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Surviving Climate Change
Can our civilization survive climate change? There’s no short answer to that. People are strongly motivated to believe that climate change can be overcome, and not only overcome, but overcome in such way that their standard of living is maintained, or even improved. They are also strongly motivated to reject any conclusions regarding climate change…
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Trusting Liberal Institutions
I am subscribed to Heather Cox Richardson’s “Letters to America” emails. Each email is a great summary of how well-informed, nice, liberal people feel about a particular idea. They also illustrate how liberalism deceives itself and others through: I see this problem with almost every email from Heather Cox Richardson (HCR), and today’s email is…
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Capitalist Innovation
Did you know that the left’s entire pretentious world view collapses without the support of capitalist innovation? Well, that’s what they keep saying over at Quora, which is supposed to be an answers website, but is more like a hell-hole of competing propaganda. My understanding of this idea is that the capitalist is supposedly special…
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The GOP Response to Biden’s SotU
I haven’t been able to look into the Biden’s State of the Union speech from last night yet because I find him so annoying, but I was able to watch the GOP response. The GOP response was very funny, and therefore more watchable. Republicans are strongly criticizing the response speech which was made by a…