Quick Takes

Recent Harvard Law Grad argues term “defamation” is “deeply sexist, racist, and whorephobic”

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 16, 2016 4 Comments

And "free speech" might be racist...

Guardian columnist: “Bob Dylan’s … just another white male writer”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2016 5 Comments

"Giving the award to any white male writer, no matter what form he writes in, is in no way innovative or inspired"...

Bernie Tweet Causes Drug Company Loss of $387 Million in One Day

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 15, 2016 0 Comments

“Drug corporations’ greed is unbelievable”...

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UCLA Students Drown Out Woman Talking About Child Killed by Illegal Immigrant

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 15, 2016 2 Comments

Disgraceful....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-sun-is-disappearing-and-you-have-only-10-months-to-prepare/2016/10/14/493334aa-8fd2-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html

First Total Solar Eclipse in 99 Years Takes Place Next August

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 15, 2016 4 Comments

A 360-degree sunset? Sign me up!...

George Washington U. Offers Counseling for Students Triggered by Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 15, 2016 0 Comments

Sensitive snowflakes....

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Jewish-owned restaurant in Munich closes due to “anti-Israel” harassment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2016 0 Comments

Once again, the line between "anti-Zionist" and "antisemite" blurs completely....

Now YouTube Has Restricted Christina Hoff Sommers’ Videos

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 15, 2016 4 Comments

Silencing the opposition....

https://twitter.com/Evan_McMullin/status/784726098332581888

Can McMullin Win It All As a Dark Horse?

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 14, 2016 6 Comments

It's possible, if not probable ...

UK Islamist Girls’ School Facing Closure For Teaching Gays Should Be Killed, Women Beaten

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 14, 2016 1 Comment

Academics not high on the list; instead, focus on Sharia law...

Unexpectedly: Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 14, 2016 2 Comments

Singer songwriter Bob Dylan (real name Robert Zimmerman) has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Like him or not, he certainly qualifies to hold the title "voice of a generation." Even so, many have doubts about the award going to a musician. The New York Times reports:

Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature Half a century ago, Bob Dylan shocked the music world by plugging in an electric guitar and alienating folk purists. For decades he continued to confound expectations, selling millions of records with dense, enigmatic songwriting.