SOCIAL MEDIA KILLED A BLOGGING STAR – I have written about this briefly myself, when after 9 year break I returned to blogging: blogging is […]
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SLATE’S SO CUTE WHEN IT’S DELUSIONAL – Truly: Two arguments in particular. Firstly: Moreover, if institutional bias is a problem for American society, then why […]
Continue reading »ANN COULTER REGRETS – In Trump We No Longer Trust: Right-wing firebrand Ann Coulter, whose 2016 campaign book In Trump We Trust touted the many virtues of the […]
Continue reading »PRODUCING POPULAR CULTURE FOR HALF THE POPULATION – So it’s only half popular. As the “Roseanne” reboot smashes TV ratings in the US (18 million […]
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Stormy in a D-cup
Another President, another adultery (allegedly). A few quick points: 1.The “We should have a President we could be proud of” ship has sailed a long […]
Continue reading »MAJORITY. WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? – Nothing. Say it again. In the House. In the Senate. And then there is the White House. President […]
Continue reading »FREE SPEECH AND THE LEFT – A few days ago I wrote about a Scottish lad Mike Meechan, who’s been convicted by a Scottish court […]
Continue reading »BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS TO CARE, THE AMERICAN EDITION – Another grim milestone, this time from across the Pacific: The national debt exceeded $21 trillion for […]
Continue reading »FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE – If the university-educated young people are our future, our future looks gloomy. From a recently […]
Continue reading »“GUN RIGHTS ARE ABOUT KEEPING WHITE MEN ON TOP”– I’ll make you a deal – I’ll stop blogging about guns when you people stop writing […]
Continue reading »IN WHICH I LOSE ANY RESPECT I HAD FOR NICHOLAS SARKOZY – There was a time when I had some time for Sarkozy – nice […]
Continue reading »LA DOLCE VITA – It is a historical fact little remarked upon nowadays, but throughout the 90s, the 00s, and the 10s, Italy has been […]
Continue reading »“YOUTUBE NEW MODERATORS MISTAKENLY PULL RIGHT-WING CHANNELS” – “Mistakenly”: YouTube’s new moderators, brought in to spot fake, misleading and extreme videos, stumbled in one of […]
Continue reading »WOMAN OR GAY – Der Spiegel previews the future War of the German Succession: “The question of who will lead the CDU into the future — […]
Continue reading »GOOD ARGUMENT, CONTRADICTS ITSELF – Rod Dreher is worried about the power of the 21st century lynch mobs: Even if you think the NRA deserves […]
Continue reading »SOCIALISM + NATIONALISM = … – Vox goes boldly where others fear to tread: Socialism and nationalism together. What a brilliant idea! Why haven’t anyone […]
Continue reading »THE SADDEST POST OF THE DAY – From Glenn Reynolds: THAT WAS A BIPARTISAN PROJECT, ACCOMPLISHED WITH HELP FROM THE IRS: Republicans Repeal The Tea Party. […]
Continue reading »PRICE IS RIGHT – Good news from the Northern Territory: Jacinta Price will bid to enter federal politics at the next election by nominating for […]
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To the far right of the far left
One of my pet peeves is the mainstream media using the label “far-right” not as any sort of an accurate description but as a dog-whistle […]
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All hate is equal (but some hate is more equal than others)
In Western Australia, the police spring into action, News.com.au reports: Police are investigating those involved in an Australia Day party last week that gained attention […]
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