Joe Bob Briggs writes: The assumption behind all these dystopian/Orwellian/Hitlerian scenarios is that Trump’s secret purpose is to build an oppressive superstate. Fortunately, anyone … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
Mark Steyn on Martin Landau, and the gay subtext in “North by Northwest”
From our bulging “Everything old is old again” file…
"These paintings are very often abstract," she said. "You have people like Pollock splattering a bunch of shit and then saying it's art." Without a shred of … [Read more...]
“Once 1950s prosperity kicks in, noir dies”
...the outsider who sticks up two fingers at authority can’t quite count on the sympathies of his white audience any more – everyone is doing too well, and what they suffer from isn’t … [Read more...]
“Tip: Bragging about how determined you are to remain ignorant isn’t a great look.”
“Free Charlie Manson!” The Yippies’ failed takeover of Disneyland (1970)
At the time, Disneyland had recently relaxed its policy toward long-haired guests. The park maintained a strict dress code for employees that barred men from sporting mustaches, beards, or long hair. Unofficially, it applied … [Read more...]
Some of the best writing around is at perfume site The Dry Down…
This tween anxiety -- the melodramatic fear of making a bad choice, a choice that would change your course forever -- seemed particularly acute when it came … [Read more...]
David Harsanyi: “If you don’t believe political correctness is a threat to free speech, you haven’t been paying attention”
David Harsanyi writes: She claims that hate speech should be banned because it has “been linked to cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress … [Read more...]
Agreed: “F for Fake” (1973) is a flawed but fun exploration of one of my favourite topics
James Fulford: “The SPLC Was NEVER A ‘Civil Rights Stalwart’—It Was ALWAYS A ‘Dangerous Joke’”
Like every sentient being of my generation, I grew up soaking in the Civil Rights Movement. Over the years, I've read everything from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" to [Read more...]
Ann Coulter: “How Delta Airlines Wrecked American Health Care”
Ann Coulter writes: In fact, the CBO merely estimates that—in the year 2026—22 million Americans who otherwise would have been forced by the Obamacare penalty to … [Read more...]
“The Diggers disdained the hippies and the radicals…”
The radicals, exemplified by the self-styled cheerleaders of the movement Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, disdained the hippies for their abdication from ‘serious’ political work. … [Read more...]