Everything you needed to know about the Dems, run through the Kagan filter
Kim Priestap, who blogs at Up North Mommy, got an impassioned email from the Democratic Party, raving about Elena Kagan. Does it rave about her brains? No (although it mentions as an aside that she’s...
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The real threat that the Ann Romneys of the world represent to the statist Left
I’ve been thinking (and if those aren’t ominous words, I don’t know what are). I’ve been thinking about the Left’s attack on stay-at-home Mom’s, an attack that Hilary Rosen started, and that others...
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Feminist, leftist propaganda in the public school classroom
Earlier today, while my kids were still at school, I wrote about the way in which unions pushed a Leftist agenda into the classroom. I should not have been surprised, therefore, when Little Bookworm...
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How public schools’ war on boys has led to an increase in gun crimes
The school year has started again and, with it, the insanity that is Zero Tolerance in America’s public schools. The Washington Post, which originally reported the story, helpfully explains that our...
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A bouquet of stuff from all over
There’s so much good stuff out there on Mondays. All the pent-up writer’s instinct and energy from the weekend seems to pour over into this day. Here’s some of that good stuff: Camille Paglia points...
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Back to School Open Thread
Winter break this year was very pleasant. As I may have written before, while I’m not a big fan of small children, I really like teenagers, especially the teenagers my kids bring home. We live in a...
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Two for you to enjoy
Kevin Williamson has a brilliant article about modern feminism. I won’t summarize it. I’ll just urge you to read it. I’ve called myself a small “l” libertarian, to distinguish myself from the Ron...
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The Leftist obsession with gender roles extends even to stain removal
I know you’re desperately curious to get to the stain removal part of this post, but you’ll have to bear with me as I first work my way through the Leftist obsession with gender roles and the Leftist...
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The Bookworm Beat (9/29/14) — The unpacked portmanteau edition, and Open Thread
I’ve got a lot of open tabs with all sorts of random, but useful and interesting, information. Here goes…. Whither Eric Holder? The Watcher’s Council has a new forum up, this one examining Eric...
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Sorry, people, but size matters
The phrase “size matters” often has sexual connotations, but not in this post. Instead, I’m talking about the dynamics of violence. In the real world, as opposed to a Leftist utopia, big usual has an...
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The Bookworm Beat 5-27-15 — the “oy, such a day!” edition and open thread
It’s been one of those days: I took two family members to two different doctors’ appointments, went to a work meeting, went grocery shopping, and cooked dinner. It’s 8:30 at night where I am, and this...
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The Bookworm Beat 6-1-15 — the “sunny afternoon edition” and open thread
I’m baaaack! Let me dive right in. The party of “Government, get out of my bedroom!” invades New York bedrooms When it comes to teenage sex and abortion, or just plain old sex and abortion, the Left’s...
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The Bookworm Beat 6-3-15 — the “cluttered life” edition and open thread
I’ve been on the go since 7:30 this morning, and this is my first chance at the computer. Lots of good stuff: How Leftists think One of the my Leftist Facebook friends was outraged that the...
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The coming perfect storm on American college campuses — one that feminists...
Several bizarre trends are burgeoning on American college campuses, all of which have the potential to backfire in spectacular form against the hardcore Leftists who are promulgating these ideas. This...
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Did any Leftist initiatives ever actually benefit the poor people, women, and...
My son has a hard time waking up in the morning and, over the years, I’ve fallen into a bad habit: When he doesn’t emerge from his room, I head up the stairs to remind him to wake up. Last Friday, I...
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The Bookworm Beat 9-13-15 — the “good friend” edition and open thread *UPDATED*
My weekend got derailed because my mother is ill. She’s in a skilled nursing facility, but likes my company. I also am a fixed reference point when she gets delirious, so I can help re-orient her....
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The Bookworm Beat 10-29-15 — the spindle overload edition and open thread
So much to share with you (23 separate articles at last count) and so little time. I’ll therefore get right down to business and you might want to give yourself some time to review all these...
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The Bookworm Beat 1/8/16 — the “world gone mad” edition and open thread
I don’t know how this happened, but in just three days of collecting articles on my cyber-spindle, I’ve managed to gather together almost thirty solid links I want to share with you. No time for chat,...
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[VIDEO] Ayaan Hirsi Ali shames feminists who don’t stand up for Muslim women
It seems to me that an alternative title for this video could be “Moral Relativism Kills.” The West’s feminists freely go around denigrating Western men (especially white Western men) as rapists,...
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As you watch the debate, remember that culture war matters
Even #NeverTrumpers have to concede that Trump is the one who looked down upon the culture wars, built a barricade, and loudly stood atop it hollering “Stop!” at the top of his lungs. With Trump in the...
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