systemic racism

Petraeus embraces "damnatio memorae"

2020-06-09

Former general David Petraeus has embraced the tactic of damnatio memorae for Confederate “traitors” in an op-ed in The Atlantic. While he doesn’t use the latin phrase, his recommendation to “remove the names of traitors like Benning and Bragg from our country’s most…

political polarization

Study: people choose news that fits their views

2020-06-05

Studies show that conservatives and people with high self-esteem are more likely to read things they disagree with. Unfortunately, most people don’t fit into those categories.

propaganda words

Orwell on "Fascism," 1944

2020-06-04

As the leftist “Antifa” do their best to continue to escalate the protests, it’s fun to be reminded that not only is their ideology incoherent, but even their self-appointed name is virtually meaningless. What is “fascism,” anyway? Can any mask-wearing, baton-wielding…

free speech

Civil rights leaders want MORE corporate censorship

2020-06-02

Civil rights leaders are upset that Facebook isn’t censoring Trump enough. They seem not to understand that the speech that needs the most protection is the speech that offends – for the obvious reason that it will be the speech that is most often assailed.

social justice

A modest "reparations" proposal

2020-06-01

Robert Johnson, former owner of BET and a black man who has done just fine under evil American capitalism, wants $14 trillion for slavery “reparations”: […] “Wealth transfer is what’s needed,” he argued. “Think about this. Since 200-plus-years or so of slavery, labor taken with no…

systemic racism

Systemic racism burns another American city

2020-05-30

As Minneapolis is burned and looted by yet another crowd that is convinced that “institutionalized racism” is responsible for all of their problems, it is worth asking the question, about blacks in America: “Why do they feel justified engaging in political violence?” Despite…