Ivory Tower Idiocy
Judge holds his own at Stanford
Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan was invited by Stanford’s Federalist Society to speak Thursday. However, hundreds of protesters instead shouted him down, apparently with the blessings of the school administration. Judge Kyle Duncan, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, was invited to speak at Stanford University Thursday by the school’s Federalist Society chapter. […]
VMI Alum Defy Woke Policy
Virginia Military Institute The culture war came to the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) with former Governor Ralf “Coonman” Northham’s predetermined investigation into the Institute’s inherent racism. This sin was only partially resolved with the removal of a statue of Stonewall Jackson. Then retired Army Major General Cedric T. Wins was appointed as superintendent. Famed Virginia […]
PNAS study questions – social studies’ replication
Or, to rephrase, once a social study is done, the findings aren’t able to be reached twice in a row. How much would you trust a study which concluded 2+5=6? Or 7? Or 4? depending on who looked at the data. Probably not much. A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National […]
Whale Wars and Lobster Follies
US Whaling Ship Chas. W Morgan Because of a cascading series of remarkable decisions by multinational environmental organizations, Maine’s renowned lobster industry is under attack. It all begins because of an event that has never occurred. Whole Foods upsets Maine politicians with decision to stop selling lobster By Matthew Sedacca Whole Foods’ decision to stop […]
Afghan government didn’t think US would actually leave, report finds
To be fair to the Afghans, most of us thought we’d never leave either. Military Times reports on a new by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction. Here’s the high points; The Afghans didn’t think we were serious about leaving. That probably came from all our double talking on the topic, maybe even Biden’s […]
Government tells SCOTUS colleges have to stay racist to bolster national security
The Supreme Court is set to rule on affirmative action at colleges. The way it’s been for the last ~30 years is that de jure racism in the name of “diversity” is a good thing. Not enough of a particular race group get good enough grades, SAT/ACT scores, or pre-requisite education? No problem. Just lower […]
Elon Musk takes the helm at Twitter, fires top executives
Elon Musk began his ownership of Twitter with actions that included firing Twitter’s CEO, CFO, and policy chief. He recently walked into Twitter’s headquarters, holding a porcelain sink, symbolizing that his pending purchase and pending actions should sink in with those following this event. He wants to do away with permanent bans on users. However, […]
New Zealand wants to tax cow burps
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, she of the gun bans and loonie left ideas, is back: On Tuesday, New Zealand’s government proposed a tax on farming emissions. Al Jazeera reports “Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters the proposal would make New Zealand’s farmers not only the best in the world but the best for the world.” […]
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