I have always been fascinated by the jargon of the left. They twist and manipulate the language into incomprehensible gobbledegook that is intended to wow the unsuspecting reader or listener into believing that there is some rigorous thought and study and research behind the words. But of course that is simply not the case. It…
Month: August 2015
Great Escapee Passes Away at 101
Paul Royle, one of the 76 airmen whose legendary escape is immortalized in “The Great Escape,” passed away on August 23rd at the age of 101. Royle, an Australian serving in the RAF, was shot down during the Battle of France on May 17th, 1940 and initially spent time in Stalag Luft 1 before being transferred…
You’ve Got to Give the Reds Credit: They Just Don’t Give Up
Exoneration: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell Prosecutorial Deceptions, Suborned Perjuries, Anti-Semitism Apparently these people didn’t get the memo: the Rosenbergs were guilty as all hell, Morton Sobell has himself admitted he was a Soviet spy, and the judge in the Rosenbergs’ case was Jewish. As cofounders of the National Committee…
The Cat Is Out Of The Bag About Social Science
Of 100 studies published in top-ranking journals in 2008, 75% of social psychology experiments and half of cognitive studies failed the replication test Source: Study delivers bleak verdict on validity of psychology experiment results | Science | The Guardian Conservatives are accustomed to being pilloried in the social science literature for any number of undesirable…
“…And miles to go before I sleep.”
“Green is the new red.” If you’re of a certain age, you might recall the 1977 spy thriller “Telefon.” The set-up is, just after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviets plant several dozen deep-cover spies on our shores, brainwashed to the point that they have no idea they’re agents. In the event of a future conflict,…
It’s Time To Have A National Dialogue On The Drinking Age….For Women
The campus rape statistics are shocking…if we are to believe the feminist press. For the purpose of this discussion let us stipulate that there is a national epidemic of rape at colleges and universities across the country, and the current legal and societal forces are incapable of stemming the tide. As far as I can…
No, They’re Not the Stupid Party.
“…You’re neither sold, nor betrayed, nor given up. Come to me with confidence.” Y’know, I have to laugh. Today, Bob Corker is lamenting the fact that the there won’t be enough votes to stop the Iran deal. Now, flash back to just before the summer when these negotiations were announced. Under Article 2 Section 2…
The silence of the sheep
So I guess there’s an imbroglio at Duke over some assigned freshman reading book. (HT to Hogewash for this craziness.) Per the account at WaPo at least one student objects to reading the graphic novel because it depicts…shall we say “scandalous images” and leave it at that. This is a fucking family blog after all. For my…
Incentives Are A Sometime Thing
How to solve San Francisco’s homeless pooping problem While Mayor Ed Lee announced this week that “the homeless must leave the street” for Super Bowl 50, it’s more what they leave behind on the street that is a concern for the million or so people who have to walk a few blocks or a few…
Dear Mr. Trump
I am an unabashed conservative; one who holds dear the Constitution as a document that has helped to create American Exceptionalism, allowed and enforced the rule of law (until recently), and most of all limited the power of government to intrude into the lives of Americans. It is broken. The 1st Amendment is under constant…