2019 archive
The Perennial Question 0
Why does anyone brook David Brooks?
Statues of Limitations 0
In The American Scholar, Robin Kirk, who served on a committee about Confederate monuments for the city of Durham, North Carolina, considers the import and future of those monuments to treason. Here’s a tiny little bit, in which he discusses the toppling of the statue that led to that committee (emphasis added):
I commend the article to your attention. It’s a long read, but a worth-while one.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Neighborly politeness:
The bullet traveled through the wall and grazed his neighbor, a woman in her 60s, in another unit.
The man went over to check on the woman and stayed with her until officers arrived.
One more time, “accidentally” is not a synonym of “negligently.”
“Oligarchy on Parade” 0
Thom muses on the rise of the oligarchs.
Facebook Frolics 0
Sacha Baron Cohen lambasted “social” media companies for allowing hate speech, saving his most vitriolic remarks for the Zuckerborg. Here’s a snippet from the news report:
Follow the link for details.
Only One Remaining Question 0
Susan Estrich asks it.
