A Lousy Nit To Pick

A Lousy Nit To Pick

We now have a new national holiday. “Juneteenth,” a celebration of the emancipation of slaves in America that has been celebrated informally or at the state/local level since 1866 , was formalized by the government a few days ago, and we just celebrated...
Has Woke Jumped The Shark?

Has Woke Jumped The Shark?

Georgia and Texas enacted voting reforms in the wake of the mess that was the 2020 election. Quick as you can say “woke,” the states’ legislators and governors were denounced by the Democratic leadership and by those of a “woke”...
The Peril of Identithink

The Peril of Identithink

This past Tuesday evening, an individual murdered eight people in three Atlanta area “spas” (i.e. massage parlors). Six of the eight were Asian women. A suspect, a 21 year old white man, was promptly arrested, and at this juncture it appears pretty certain...
The Double-Bind

The Double-Bind

Identity and “woke” politics are, it seems, an endless game of “hold my beer,” where every face-palm inducing iteration begets an even more outrageous offering. Yesterday’s escalation arrives from none other than the Coca-Cola company,...