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Category Archives: Culture
The Sound of Anxiety
“‘The Dreyfus Affair’ and the Sound of Anxiety” is a NYT review of a new play on… The Dreyfus Affair. The toxic mess of nationalism and anti-Semitism known as the Dreyfus Affair deeply divided France in the late 19th century, … Continue reading
Rod Dreher’s Monastic Vision
In The New Yorker, Joshua Rothman has a profile of “Rod Dreher’s Monastic Vision”. It’s a fairly empathetic take on Dreher, although Rothman does go off an overly-lengthy “Why are Dreher-types still opposed to gay marriage” rant. As I’ve mentioned … Continue reading
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Professor Aaron Hanlon
Here is Aaron Hanlon, a professor of English at Colby College: Aaron Hanlon: “Colleges should be able to have standards for the speakers that they bring.” #Tucker pic.twitter.com/OMiyG53bUP — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 27, 2017 Here is one of Hanlon’s … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Left, Political Correctness
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Fearless Girl
The lame ‘fearless girl’ bronze statue that was placed opposite the ‘Charging Bull’ of Wall Street instantly changed the ‘meaning’ of the Bull itself, which outraged the Bull’s sculptor. In “Girl Against Bull”, Irmin Vinson notes: Like many feminist creations, … Continue reading
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RIP: Robert Pirsig
Robert Pirsig has died. In late high school (or early college, I can’t definitively recall), I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and was greatly affected by it. I’m not so sure how well it holds up today, … Continue reading
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Professor Snowflake & His Hero Lyotard, Rhymes With
The normalization of free speech limits marches onward. In the NYT is an opinion piece by Ulrich Baer titled “What ‘Snowflakes’ Get Right About Free Speech”: During the 1980s and ’90s, a shift occurred in American culture; personal experience and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Cultural Marxism, Left, Postmodernism
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FakeHateCrimes.org
Just now, on an FNC story, I just saw mention of this much-needed site: FakeHateCrimes.org: The purpose of this site is to compile a comprehensive database of the false reports of “hate crimes” committed in the USA. It builds on … Continue reading
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FEC Chairwoman: Govt Must Control Social Media
The Left’s longterm goal of control of political discussion marches onward: The former Federal Election Commission chairwoman Ann M. Ravel says that political speech must be controlled on social media. She presented her remarks in a speech at UC Berkeley, … Continue reading
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Skerry: “Opposing Immigration Wasn’t Always Racist”
In (of all places) The Boston Globe, professor Peter Skerry notes that “Opposing immigration wasn’t always racist”: While liberals and progressives have stopped short of endorsing open borders, they’ve come to treat opposition to illegal immigration and constraints on illegal … Continue reading
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Charles Murray: Accusations vs. Evidence
In “Charles Murray’s ‘Provocative’ Talk”, two Cornell professors have been allowed by the NYT to basically destroy the argument that Charles Murray is a ‘racist’ or that his attempted speech last month at Middlebury College was ‘racist’ or otherwise not … Continue reading
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