Daily Archives: November 21, 2015

Scrubbing Woodrow Wilson

Of BLM’s attempt to remove a mural of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University, one would expect a liberal to write something like this: I still haven’t decided what I think about the tumult at Princeton. I’m against caving into the … Continue reading

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Pew: 40% of Millenials Okay with Limiting Free Speech ‘Offensive’ to Minorities

Pew Research has terrifying poll results measuring the willingness of various Americans to curtail free speech that might be ‘offensive’ to minorities. We asked whether people believe that citizens should be able to make public statements that are offensive to … Continue reading

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Houellebecq: How France’s Leaders Failed Its People

Michel Houellebecq (whose excellent novel “Submission” I’ve just finished, and whose previous novel “The Elementary Particles” I’m halfway through) has a NYT op-ed titled “How France’s Leaders Failed Its People”: Who exactly drilled into our heads for years the notion … Continue reading

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