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The life and times of the world’s
most self-deluded online superstar
News & Commentary
Supreme Court sides with high school cheerleader who cursed online
Students now free to write “F cheerleading” on their Insta. Or some such.
Rapid Response Team follow-up
I’m surprised it took them this long to resign.
Officers, sergeants resign en masse from Portland’s Rapid Response Team crowd control unit
Who would want to be on that unit?
Tesla’s bad yoke
You have to get hardware right.
The Empowering of the American Mind
Principles for public education reform.
Ten Senate Democrats and Republicans say they reached five-year, nearly $1 trillion infrastructure deal
Without all 50 Senators the Democrats are actually in the minority.
Church clarifies penalties for sex abuse
That this is considered a step forward speaks volumes.
After a year of Portland protests, activists see no end in sight
City still standing. More work to be done.
Inflation
It’s what happens when you dump trillions into an economy and supply falls.
WandaVision
Fun TV series is marred by a stunningly bad ending.
Essays
Trump and COVID-19
It’s not a hoax, and if you think it is, this essay is for you.
Stereotypes
Why I can think Americans are idiots but you’re just dandy.
Fourth of July 2020
A call for a return to American values
Bostock v. Clayton County
A Supreme Court decision about the meaning of “sex.” Never a better time to say, IANAL! (I Am Not A Lawyer—what did you think I meant?)