Maggie's Farm

I understand that teachers tend to be Lefties (I do not know why - maybe because government employees?), but I think anybody can get a solid basic education in the US with good structure and good parental support.  Just look at the NYC charter schools. We know that the government schools do not enjoy competition though. I like the Swedish model: A school voucher to all.

Re the protesters, I completely agree with Scott. The kids (mostly white) are playing games and having fun trying to provoke the grown-ups. It is not useful and can be dangerous. Scott wonders why these kids do not take up teaching jobs and do something real to help people. 

Scott's podcast today 

'My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves'

He blames John Dewey, at least in part.

I don't know. That was a long time ago.  

From Michael Goodwin, ex-NYT reporter, The family that owns The New York Times were slaveholders

David Stockman: When it comes to the topic of clown cars, we’d say Dr. Fauci gets a limo version all to himself...

It's about time they did something about it.

At Quillette,  The Passing of the Second Imperial Age

"In his first and exclusive interview for Polish media, Elmer Yuen, an influential Hong Kong businessman, reveals the true motives of the CCP for the #NationalSecurityLaw in Hong Kong, the #CCPVirus pandemic, Chinese influence in the Vatican and much more."

The man (now speaking from NYC, I think) is completely unreasonable to imagine that the US has any interest in interfering with the sad future of Hong King.  His speculations about the Vatican's links to China are also strange, but who knows? 

Buying Goya this weekend?

I lived on their black beans with rice during college, and still love that combo with some garlic and chopped celery or carrots and maybe some hot sauce or chopped chilis.

The founder loves America. Complimented Obama a few years ago, now compliments Trump too and gets criticized.

Canceling Goya? No way. 

Via NYM

Interviewed about his new book, Apocalypse Never

When I feel a need to worry, I worry about big meteors. 

Press Now Plumbs Its Own Depths Of Depravity

Instapundit always says "Just consider them to be activists with bylines."

 Conrad Black begins:

 There has never been a presidential campaign in the United States where the administration was so massively opposed by the principal press outlets as in this election. Nor, in at least a century, have the national political media so widely and thoroughly discarded the traditional criterion for journalistic professionalism: the clear division between comment and reporting.

Climate alarmist Shellenberger changes his tune.

150 Writers And Academics Sign A Letter Defending ‘Open Debate’ Against Cancel Culture

Explain to me, please, how Trump's big speech was "dark and divisive".

Interestingly, almost every news source came out with that phrase yesterday. 

Also,  TRUMP AT MOUNT RUSHMORE REVISITED

Which included this:  A Magnificent Speech. Looking back on the 2020 election, historians will say the Mt. Rushmore speech was the moment that Donald Trump won reelection.

Via Am. Digest:

Scott is right. Everybody has problems.

Why does  “systemic racism” seems to happen mostly in Democratic-controlled cities and states?

18 shot in 24 hours as spike in gun violence in NYC continues.

Guns just keep going off.  Maybe hot weather causes it. Climate change?

 Four Children, Including 1 Year Old, Killed In Chicago As Violence Spikes In City

Watch the video too