There has been a pro-Palestinian encampment on MIT’s campus for the past two weeks. This afternoon, MIT’s President Sally Kornbluth posted a statement announcing that the camp will have to come to a close. She gave protesters until 2:30 pm today to vacate the camp. Kornbluth cited several reasons including the safety of protesters, the […]
The FAA reauthorization bill is making its way through Congress at the moment, which probably sounds about as exciting as snail racing. But this is the last major piece of legislation expected to be completed during this session, so the usual suspects are rushing to try to add all sorts of completely unrelated amendments to […]
CNN Health has an article up today titled “The case for saying ‘pregnant people’ and other gender-inclusive phrases.” This is not an opinion piece but a news article but it reads like a piece of propaganda. The use of phrases such as “pregnant people” or “penis owners” in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met […]
Businesses are apparently dropping DEI. But only in name. The institutions are so ideologically captured that they can’t abandon the vile practices,. but the name has gotten so toxic that they have decided to rebrand it. The same has been happening with ESG. Its reputation has tanked, but the goals must be retained. Amid growing […]
A potentially dangerous situation at the University of California Riverside appears to have been defused over the weekend, at least for the moment. School authorities alerted the campus police department after “evidence of a weapon” was found in the student housing apartments. The responding officers found an AR-15-style rifle, five extended magazines, ammunition, and a […]
‘I’m not playing against a man in a women’s event.’ That is what British darts champion Deta Hedman said Saturday. So, she forfeited her match against transgender competitor Noa-Lynn van Leuven at the Denmark Open. Yay for her. She is 64 years old and has been a vocal critic against rules that allow men to […]
I have to say up front that I’m a fan of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Somewhere in a drawer I still have a t-shirt I got when I attended one of their events years ago. In the time since I’ve generally agreed with their takes on most issues related to free […]
You and I may think that Maxine Waters is an unhinged lunatic–she is, after all, an unhinged lunatic–but she is one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. As the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, she has held positions of enormous power, including chairing the Committee on Financial Services and now serving as its Ranking Member. […]
You and I may think that Maxine Waters is an unhinged lunatic–she is, after all, an unhinged lunatic–but she is one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. As the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, she has held positions of enormous power, including chairing the Committee on Financial Services and now serving as its Ranking Member. […]
The CEO of Hims, a telehealth and online pharmacy, is backtracking on a controversial tweet he published last week. Andrew Dudum found out the hard way that is it best for CEOs, especially those of publicly traded companies, to keep their personal opinions to themselves. He tweeted that he is “eager” to hire pro-Hamas protesters. […]
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