The Bonds that Tie I could continue with various platitudes like “an inconvenient truth”, “oopsy daisy” or something a bit more intellectual which might just capture someone’s attention. But I will defer to the article linked above. Continue reading The name is “bond”, “injunction bond”
This Chris Rufo article alarms as much as it enlightens. Chris describes how the National Institute of Health (NIH) has been exposed to the very unscientific DEI ideology (Cost Benefit Analysis would have ended this before it began). The exposure has made NIH a host to worthless cost exposure falling more than a standard deviation outside its medical mission. Removal will require no mean effort to extricate from the NIH, a diseased body politic. DEI and the NIH And, the kind of effort needed to uproot such an infection in the federal government will be a Herculean … Continue reading U.S. Taxpayer $s hard at work at the NIH?
Broken Ballots, Shattered Shards of Democracy Another fine article on how voting in general elections works in the United States. The troubled state since COVID seems to reinforce distrust in a process central to democracy. Continue reading Broken Ballots
I have long contended that the theory of GIGO (“Garbage In, Garbage Out”) applies to the process of voter registration. There are several vulnerabilities in registering voters across the U.S., particularly related to voter residential addresses (some registered voters one can reside in a vacant lot, but not a post office box). How often are voter rolls culled (compared against deaths, property or utility records, etc.?)? Based on my experience in the Commonwealth of Kentucky years back, they probably get to it when they can get to it, which probably means if there is no budget allocation, there is no … Continue reading Vote early, vote often!
Oikophilia or the New Colonialism A thoughtful discussion about what it means to belong to a State. Emphasizing assimilation to the new “oikos”, is a key component of immigrating to a new State, especially for those of an “illegal” provenance. But then again, if someone illegally immigrates, it is hard to detect, and attaching oneself to a non-assimilated tribe is probably a given for them. Yet assimilation is the starting point for all who inhabit a State, and if not emphasized, results in micro-communities that survive, disjointed and unaffiliated, particularly with the larger thing called “State”. Continue reading Oikophilia or the New Colonialism?
If you are like me, a little “weird”, you are probably wondering just what DEI is all about. And the acronym keeps shifting, as new “oppressed” classes are found almost daily. So here is a very thoughtful “Catholic” explanation of the philosophical underpinnings, deeply rooted in the Marxist class struggle. Awake not Woke Continue reading DEI or DUI? A guide for the perplexed
Or, the beginning of the end? NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns, blasting CEO Katherine Maher : NPR Only thyme will tell….a sage once told me that. Continue reading The End of the Beginning?
And so, the plot thickens to clotted cream! How taxing! Busted! Here is the link to Mr. Berliner’s proclamation: I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust. | The Free Press (thefp.com) Continue reading Do as I say, not as I do do!
I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust. | The Free Press (thefp.com) Not much to about this excellent appraisal from the inside, except that it is yet another sign of our times. Continue reading Taxpayer $s at Work
Premodern Diversity vs. Civilizational Unity | RealClearPolitics For 40 years I have feared what Victor Hanson recounts in the article linked above. Now, with 40 years to of growth to harvest, the bounty is decidedly rotting. Continue reading There is no unity in diversity. But there is diversity in unity!
