These Comments By Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Are Sure To Set Off A Firestorm

Returning once again to the issue of religious expression in proximity to public schools and other public resources: During a speech at Colorado Christian University on Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit religious references in public places, including schools: “I think the main fight is to dissuade […]

 

Awesome: Atheists Attacked This School, but Their Football Team Just Told Them to Shove It

Some much-needed and long-overdue pushback against the abuse of what may be one of the Supreme Court’s most-abused decisions ever, Engel v. Vitale. As the First Amendment says: “…or prohibiting the free exercise thereof“… Immediately following a recent matchup between football teams from the Air Force Academy and Arizona Christian University, the disdain for such […]

 



Academic Credits for College Students Helping to Push Socialism

Young Democratic Socialists, via to The College Fix, by way of Weasel Zippers. Curriculum for YDS Leaders requesting academic credit: Students requesting academic credit must, within the span of their semester/year, complete the following requirements for proper academic evaluation from DSA/YDS: (1) Begin a YDS chapter at your school with at least two “officials” (President, […]

 

Obama Admin Threatening to ARREST Agents Warning of Terrorist Attack at Border

Perception over reality… Federal officials have threatened law enforcement agents with termination and criminal prosecution for leaking information about the threat of terrorist attacks near the Texas-Mexico border, according to a new report. The government watchdog organization Judicial Watch (JW) says that after it reported on the possibility of radical Islamic terrorists in Juarez, Mexico…a […]

 


School BANS Students From Displaying US Flags on Cars

Brave, loyal, diligent school administrators keeping us safe…from…something. On Your Side was contacted by several upset parents who say Woodruff High School students were made to take down American flags from their vehicles on September 11. Spartanburg District 4 Superintendent Rallie Liston said four students arrived at the school Thursday morning with U.S. flags propped […]

 

Baltimore Sheriff Candidate: ‘White People Should Shut The F*ck Up, You’re The Most Violent People on the Planet’

I’m hoping David Wiggins gets more publicity with comments like this one. His opinion is important, because he’s part of a large crowd: Those who see deeds committed by individuals, be those deeds good or bad, as reflections of the groups to which those individuals belong. That’s inherently divisive, and when we see someone demonstrating […]

 


Feeding the Ether

Went up into the hills yesterday with a friend of mine, to go hiking and make some far away inanimate objects dance around, by way of burning gunpowder. Great fun. Turns out, there’s a big bright round thing up in the sky and that might have something to do with why there are shadows and […]

 

Pre-Halloween Festival

Wisdom from my Hello Kitty of Blogging account: I’d like to take this opportunity to propose a new holiday, a pre-Halloween holiday. I’m proposing a week-to-ten-day-long festival called “Get all the people who hate fun out of the way (they don’t want to be involved anyhow).” Or something. Frumpy housewives who want to start tongue-clucking […]

 

The Fail

As I get older, I notice my observations about things — on some level — become, paradoxically, simpler. Perhaps this comes from OO design methodology. You remember the classic XYZ Corporation example: Salespeople have regions and make flat salaries, commissions and bonuses; but before they are instantiated as salespeople objects, they are employees, and as […]

 

Maria Kang

Got a big controversy over the above photograph. She’s a local lady here, who’s created a national uproar. I guess it’s the “What’s Your Excuse?” line rubbing some people the wrong way. Jack Armstrong of Armstrong & Getty was complaining that her occupation has been toned down, failing to find mention in articles like this […]

 

“A New Variety of Privilege”

They know, Mr. Taranto, they know. [Shanta] Driver’s position seems instead to be based on the contemporary leftist theory that groups certified as “oppressed” deserve special treatment at the expense of the “privileged.” Such a view, however, collapses in its own illogic. A system that gives special treatment to members of an “oppressed” group is […]

 

Why it Went the Way it Did

Mkay, wish I was wrong about this thing, but in the end I was right. US may avert default as Boehner blinks US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner told Republican lawmakers yesterday he will give President Barack Obama a proposal extending the government’s ability to borrow money through Nov 22 – but only if […]

 




Memo For File CLXXXII

For quite some time I’ve been convinced that a lot of the arguing people do is about things that aren’t discussed directly within the arguments themselves; they’re arguing about other things. Years ago I noticed that it seems to have something to do with how people have taught themselves to see the world around them, […]

 

The Two Economic Systems

I haven’t pointed it out directly here, although perhaps I’ve made more-than-occasional reference to it…since it’s like preaching to the choir. But it’s probably more appropriate here than as a Facebook post. There are two economic systems fighting each other for supremacy right now. With the one, you go to a job and exchange your […]

 

“Extraordinary Scientific Delusion”

It’s important, because it could be just one out of many. And likely is. Gerard pointed to one of the best articles I’ve ever seen, a few days ago… Everyone knows that stereotypes are inaccurate, especially psychologists… : [Many examples, cited by page number] : Except stereotypes are not inaccurate. There are many different ways […]

 


Words Most Abused by the Left

1. Tolerance 2. Fairness 3. Equality 4. Inclusion 5. Science 6. Open-minded 7. Egalitarian 8. Stereotype 9. Oppressive 10. Non-threatening 11. Diversity 12. Everyone 13. Skeptic 14. Nuance 15. Progressive 16. Environment 17. Hate speech 18. Abuse 19. Torture 20. Greed 21. Assault (weapon/rifle/gun) 21. Wealthy 22. Any tangible noun that ends with “ist,” or […]

 


I Made a New Word LXV

Lerner-itis (n.) Mental illness triggered when the patient finds other people are forming opinions about him that he doesn’t like. The patient starts to behave irrationally, handing out orders to people about what to think and what not to think. The reasoning seems to be, since the subject of concern is the reputation of the […]

 

Mean Liberals

So the producer and co-creator of The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead, made a bad joke about the Oklahoma Tornado hitting a red state. “This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives.” Then she apologized and backpedaled like crazy in the best self-deprecating manner should could rustle up, once […]

 

DJEver Notice? LXXVIII

People who think like adults argue like adults; therefore, people who want to think like adults, are obliged to argue that way. It can be tough to do sometimes. First thing to keep in mind is that you have to engage the ideas and not the people pushing them. What tends to get you bogged […]

 


Bad Lefty Ideas This Week

This is one of those weeks where I hope people have been paying attention… The following were either written/uttered since Monday morning, or else revealed to be dreadfully bad ideas since Monday morning. Quite a week for a good education, for anyone willing to watch, listen & remember. 1. Hoping that the persons responsible for […]