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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• Ann Coulter on Kwanzaa

  This "holiday" would probably have blown by me except one e-mail came with "What Kwanzaa Means to Black Americans—Now Always" in its contents. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• How Can You Have a World's Series with Only One Or Two Countries Participating?

  

  There is a plaque commemorating the US High Speed Rail pioneers at Princeton Junction, one of them was my step-father. The US could have rail service like this... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Move on--Nothing to Be Seen Here...

  

  Nothing like watching Fox News and being told about some péché mortale done by the "Democratic" party. Or the reverse on MSNBC, that is the "Republican" party i... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Not Sure Why I Am Thinking About Firearms Proof Marks

  British and European firearms have been subjected to something called proof testing to ensure they won't blow up on the user. From the Firearms History,... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Kwanzaa, Odunde, and What's That Other One. Oh, Yeah, Juneteenth

  The problem with people who have slave ancestors is that they have no real idea of where they came from short of getting their DNA sequenced: and I'm sure the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It Takes Two Parties to Gerrymander

  

  I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that Le Monde would blame the Republicans for the problems in US politics, while not criticising Joe Biden (Le sommet pour... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Domestic Violence, Gun Regulation, and Yet Another Reason That "Gun Rights" is...

  One of the many reasons I don't identify with people in the US who like to claim they are "conservative" is that they aren't. There are a lot of issues with Kyl... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What If Gaige Grosskreutz Had Killed Kyle Rittenhouse?

  Would all the people who are happy that the shooter in this incident managed to be acquitted? Would Grosskreutz have been acquitted had he shot Rittenhouse? Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Would the Conservatives Who Are Praising Kyle Rittenhouse Have Supported the...

  Fair question--especially given that the British were technically the people charged with preserving the peace at the time. Not to mention it seems that the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Defund the Police, Get a Kyle Rittenhouse

  Art. 12. La garantie des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen nécessite une force publique : cette force est donc instituée pour l'avantage de tous, et non pour... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why I Don't Regret Leaving Facebook

  

  And why I think the Tech Giants should be heavily regulated.Actually my list is probably as long as the attached photo of Le Monde's coverage of this issue: if... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• 26+6=32, but It Was Much Less Painlful Under the EU

  

  Or EU membership as the solution to Irish Unity. I would put in that the European Union was the solution to the "Irish problem" in the things I would have... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Right to Life: France v Texas. (avis: Ici Est Un Peu De Polémique)

  

  OK, this is my French homework. Those who might read my personal blog know that I am studying for the DELF level B2 French language proficiency test. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Of Course, Brexit is a Failure

  The best way to explain Brexit is to point out that the European Union had the right of free movement. That is the Union allowed someone from one member state... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Systemic Racism If Black Lives Really Matter...

  

  I mentioned the Senegalese Series "Wara" on my blog. It's about corruption in a fictional Senegalese city of Tanasanga. While the show is fictional, I think... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Fesses De Bouc (Facebook) Goes "offline".

  

  I'm not sure how much of a Luddite I happen to be, but I have been complaining about social media and surveillance capitalism for a while. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Bernard Tapie Has Died

  This is a translation of a blog post on my personal webpage. It's about a French Businessperson and Politician who died. I'm surprised that the comparisons to... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Are Liberals & Conservatives REALLY That Different?

  

  This points out that both want to protect. The conservative wants to protect the group and is sensitive to threat. The Liberal also wants to protect, but comes... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Bizarreness of the Woke Part 2

  I said that:A black and a Hispanic, unless she is pretty much 100% indigenous to the Americas, is about as "Colonising" as you can get.Now Mexico City has... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Bizarreness of the Woke.

  Is all too evident in this headline:Billy Porter’s fairy godmother sweeps out colonizer morals in inclusive ‘Cinderella’This is a serious "What the fuck... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY