From, The New York Times: [NOTE: I learned something valuable from this piece: “fear speech” is distinct from (but closely related to) “hate speech,” and its emergence in research further complicates such tangled issues as how to preserve free speech in the toxic media culture we seem stuck in. I didn’t find simple or easy … Continue reading “Fear Speech” vs “Hate Speech”: An Important Distinction
AP News: Source: Investigators examine ideology of Texas gunman BY JAKE BLEIBERG AND REBECCA BOONE May 7, 2023 ALLEN, Texas (AP) — The assailant who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday was identified by authorities Sunday as a 33–year–old man who had been staying at a nearby motel. Three law … Continue reading A Tough Two Days in Texas
The Economist is a venerable British “newspaper” (magazine, in modern argot, founded in 1843) which has ere long been casting a devoted but unsparing eye on British and international life, business, politics, culture & even cuisine. Its writers also tend to be quick on the draw, well-informed, mercilessly witty. And wide-ranging.
No Monarchs In Texas: We Have a Republic(an) Government A Postcard from the Kremlin . . . .
As initially described in yesterday’s post, I started in early Friday afternoon, working on our version of the King Chuck Coronation Quiche. It wasn’t til near 11PM that the first of two pies emerged from our small oven. Then the second one slid in. It was well after midnight before the pair was lined up … Continue reading God Save the (Coronation) Quiche! (Part 2)