Not Left Enough: Thought Crime

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Fox News, Tucker Carlson, Heather Heying, Evergreen State College, thought crime, Brent Weingstein, day of absence, SJWs, get woke go broke

Brent Weinstein (taller) and Heather Heying (shorter)

In December of 2017 I wrote Not Left Enough, the story of former university professor Bret Weinstein and his wife, Heather Heying, also a former university professor.  I say they are former professors because both worked at notoriously leftist Evergreen State College.  Weinstein ran afoul of the special snowflakes in attendance there when he declined to remain away from campus on a day declared a “day of absence”: no whites allowed.  Legitimately fearing for their safety, Weinstein and Heying negotiated a substantial settlement and resigned.

Comic Writings, 2018

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Huckleberry Finn, Humor, Indictment, malaprop, Mark Twain, The Crucible, Tom Sawyer

Every year I collect the inadvertently funny things my students write. One might be tempted to think these linguistic train wrecks reflect a general decline in intelligence and ability of contemporary students, but for the most part, they’re a result of kids pushing a little past their current abilities—that’s a good thing—or simply not bothering to proofread, which is a bad, but common, thing.  In any case, I hope, gentle readers, you enjoy this year’s misbegotten crop:

Is That Like A Short Speech?  “Americans are like a whole nother speechies.”

What Are Your Goals For The Year?  “Meat new friends.”

NFL: Just As Soon As I Adjust My Wig

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free speech, Mike Pence, National Anthem, NFL, Patriotism, President Trump, Roger Goodell, Ronda Rousey

As regular readers know, I’ve been commenting on the social justification—justifornication?–of the NFL for some time:

09-22-17: NFL: Arrogance

09-27-17: NFL: The Breaking Point

10-01-17: NFL: The Non-Controversy Controversy

11-30-17: NFL: They Chose Poorly

12-30-17: NFL: The Wilted Rose

Dana Loesch: Newsweek Attacks!

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Dana Loesch, Newsweek, Nina Burleigh, NRA, princess

It was in August of 2010 that Newsweek Magazine, a money-losing proposition, was sold.  What was the selling price you ask?  A billion?  A half-billion?  Ten million? A million?  $1.25?  No.  Newsweek was sold for the princely sum of one dollar.  On the occasion of the mass shooting at Sante Fe High School in Santa Fe, TX, we discover, once again, why that price was outrageously high.

Sante Fe, TX: If It Can Happen There, It Can Happen Anywhere

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Gov. Greg Abbott, metal detectors, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe TX, School shooting, security guards, Shana Fisher

The May 18^thmass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Sante Fe, Texas is both common, and unusual in at least one significant way.  Even as the usual suspects ramp up their predictable rhetoric and faux-outrage, it is important to keep in mind this kind of crime remains notable primarily because of its rarity, and the desperation of the political left, which includes much of the media, to capitalize on each uncommon incident. Here’s what we know and don’t know:

Journalists and ARs: Feeling In The Right Direction

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AR-15, assault weapon ban, Delaware SB 163, Deleware, gun ownership, journalism, S&W M&P 22-15, second amendment

S&W M&P 22-15

In Media Masculinity (snicker) And The AR-15, I wrote of a brave journalist who suffered so we wouldn’t have to.  He actually fired an AR-15, which left him battered, horrified, and with a temporary case of PTSD.  In venturing into the arcane and terrifying world of firearms and their owners, that intrepid, if girly-manish, journalist was not breaking new literary ground. Such safaris into deepest, darkest red country are relatively common.  What’s uncommon is a reporter that actually does more than ridicule the sister-marrying, missing toothed rubes that hosted his safari.  Such a reporter is one Matthew Albright, writing in USA Today, in an article titled:

Media: The Animal Kingdom–UPDATED

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Andrew Klaven, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Enrique Acevedo, Jennifer Rubin, Kirstjen Nielsen, media, Mike Pence, MSNBC, Tucker Carlson

The unimaginably evil, Hitler-like, source of all bad things in existence Donald Trump is at it again.  What did he do this time, you ask?  He called immigrants “animals.” 

Jewish Thoughts

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American embassy in Jerusalem, barack obama, Benyamin Netanyahu, God's chosen people, Israel, Nikki Haley

Israel got Bibi Netanyahu. We got…

Considering recent events, gentle readers, just a few random thoughts about Israel:

*If Arab–and Iranian–terrorists laid down their arms, peace.  If Israel did, genocide.

My Final Lecture Of 2018

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"there is a tide", student growth, teacher-student relationships, Teaching

The end of the school year is a bittersweet time for teachers. It’s satisfying to complete a year of hard work. That engenders a feeling of accomplishment, of satisfaction. But it’s always sad, because very soon, our classes will meet for the final time. Each class with its unique personality, comprised of the unique personalities of each of you, will die, never to be reborn.