So, the University of Chicago has decided to issue a statement that is, in part, opposed to Trigger Warnings. (I hesitate to say “bans” because as Popehat points out, it may not be that bold.) While I’m amazed at them for doing this, I’m even more amazed at the swift response that this actually harms…
Month: August 2016
Crowdfunding A Hillary Clinton Press Conference
As of my typing this, it has been 262.9 days since Hillary Clinton’s press conference. Courtesy of the Washington post you can get a real time counter to see how long it’s been. Obviously Hillary Clinton does not want to hold a presser because it would prevent her from keeping up the incredibly scripted image…
2012 Polling Fantasy Redux?
I remember well, because I was one of the deluded that the polls were, quite frankly, bullshit. Of course Romney was going to beat Obama….his economic record alone would doom him to defeat. Not to mention the catastrophe that was ObamaCare. Or the never-ending apology tours he was so fond of. That they were neck…
Of Course the RNC Doesn’t Get it
"Down ballot" as if that matters. Exclusive: The Republican Party’s Chairman’s Warning to Donald Trump https://t.co/zh9ujXEqAO — tsrblke (@tsrblke) August 11, 2016 Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told Donald Trump in a phone call last week that if he doesn’t turn his flailing campaign around, the national party may shift its focus from his…
Media Oddly Confused On Idea of Incitement, Threats
As many of you may have figured out, I live a stone’s throw from Ferguson, in an undisclosed location somewhere in the Greater St. Louis Area. So when the media went nuts over Trump’s “Threat!!!!ELVENTY!” I was reminded of events in the past. Compare: “I think he was expressing a sentiment that a lot of…
There’s No Good Way Out Of This
I keep telling you all, We’re Screwed. But no one seems to listen. To pick on one of my twitter followers: The worst case scenario under Clinton is still better than the best under Trump. — MoeFwacky ⚠ (@MoeFwacky) August 8, 2016 (To be fair I’m not sure the best case scenario under Clinton is…
Counter-Counter-Counterpoint
Well, just as in real life, we at CJN seem to be in the midst of a bit of a contretemps about Mr. Trump, Mrs. Clinton, the 2016 Election and the state of the union today and going forward. That’s not a bad thing; it’s in keeping with the spirit of this website as well…
Blog War: Counter- Counter Point: We’re screwed.
I am, apparently, deluded. So says the man responsible for the existence of this blog in the first place. I should perhaps clarify my original post first. You’ll note that I said (among other things): If you wanted to go this route (and I’m not even sure I would, I’m just brainstorming…) To wit: I’m…
Counterpoint: Protest Voting In This Election Is Naive And Dangerous
My earnest but painfully deluded coblogger seems to think that this election cycle is just one more in a series of American presidential elections that will have consequences that are neither dire nor or existential, and that a protest vote is an appropriate response to two truly awful choices (I don’t count the Libertarian, who…