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Kathy Shaidle's blog. Est. 2000

In fairness, I expect the ‘music from Afrofest’ WAS ‘annoying’ — How could it be otherwise? But that said… ? Hilarious.

July 28, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Essentially anything that suggests that people might want to, you know, live in a city will be shouted down by some concerned group. To them, the ideal city is apparently a yoga retreat with free parking, where people do nothing but sit at home quietly, and sort their recycling. Maybe, if things … [Read more...]

Ann Coulter: So when do the mothers of ISIS get to speak at the DNC?

July 28, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Ann Coulter writes: The whole raison d'etre of BLM is the belief that cops are wantonly killing "black bodies." But only four of the dead black kids being honored were even killed by cops. … [Read more...]

Cruz Talks Trump: Bad Lip Reading

July 28, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkbx5U7EVU   … [Read more...]

‘We’re trying to have a reasonable discussion!’

July 28, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsVONO75utI … [Read more...]

And now, from the paper that brought you that glorified fraternity prank, ‘Watergate’

July 28, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

David Cole writes: The Post caught the error after Dewey’s piece was posted. The editors caught it because the moderators of the real “largest Donald Trump Reddit page” complained, vocally. The Post’s response, however, was not … [Read more...]

TrailersFromHell: ‘Piranha’ (1978)

July 27, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Clmmod6rS8 … [Read more...]

‘Pundits who, only days before, had been vociferously lamenting the gun crisis rushed to denounce Trump for fearmongering about crime’

July 27, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Steve Sailer writes: The rise and fall of murders in New York City has been famously related to the ruling political ideology for the past 50-plus years. (...) It would be nice if policemen didn’t tend to be divas who … [Read more...]

‘I started giving quizzes to my juniors and seniors. I gave them a ten-question American history test’

July 27, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

The vast majority of my students - I'm talking nine out of ten, in every single class, for seven consecutive years - they have no idea that slavery existed anywhere in the world before the United States. Moses, Pharaoh, they … [Read more...]

Must read — Pat Buchanan: Will Putin Get a Pulitizer?

July 26, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Har: In 1971, The New York Times published secret documents from the Kennedy-Johnson administration on how America got involved in Vietnam. Goal: Discredit the war the Times had once supported, and undercut the war effort, now that Richard Nixon was president. The documents, many marked secret, … [Read more...]

Brendan O’Neill: Brexit is the most punk rock thing to happen in years

July 26, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Brendan O'Neill is back... ‘Anarchy in the UK’ screams the front-cover headline, next to photos of Nigel Farage with devil’s horns, Boris looking bonkers, and Cameron looking … [Read more...]

My NEW Taki’s column: The great ones make it look hard

July 26, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Not sure why they changed my rather obvious headline. I have NO prediction as to the "JOOOOO!!!"-yness of the comments... Yet rewatching That’s Entertainment last week reinforced my choice of Astaire’s nearest … [Read more...]

‘So if liberalism made America so successful materially and politically, why is it now enabling a slow euthanasia?’

July 25, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

James E. Miller writes: In a recent interview with On Being, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt described the paradox of capitalist systems engendering liberal values over time. “So here’s the irony: the left generally … [Read more...]

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