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Kathy Shaidle's blog. Est. 2000

Honest Trailers: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964)

November 25, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP2NzW2k95o … [Read more...]

The Populism Perplex: Is Paul Krugman the stupidest columnist in America?

November 25, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Here's just a sample: To be honest, I don’t fully understand this resentment. In particular, I don’t know why imagined liberal disdain inspires so much more anger than the very real disdain of conservatives who … [Read more...]

How Public Image Ltd Exploded the Possibilities of Music With ‘Metal Box’

November 25, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Tim Sommer writes: Metal Box is, perhaps, Post-Punk’s signal achievement, its Pet Sounds. Metal Box, which turns 37 this month, is simply an album that … [Read more...]

David Cole: ‘Is it possible that these fake news sites helped swing the election? Almost certainly not.’

November 24, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

David Cole writes: There’s no great mystery why Trump supporters are easier marks for fake-news trolls. Trumpers view the entire mainstream media as being allied against them…and on that score, they’re absolutely … [Read more...]

Gavin McInnes: Trump supporters and their fair weather friends

November 24, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Gavin McInnes writes: This Thanksgiving will likely be the most contentious of our generation and much of the family damage will be irreparable. My cousins are coming over from Chicago for … [Read more...]

Steve Sailer runs a name up the ‘Democratic presidential nominee 2020’ flagpole

November 23, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Steve Sailer writes: It’s not sensible to bet the country on one educational fashion, as [Bill] Gates found in the previous decade when he wasted a fortune promoting the now-forgotten nostrum of that era, small learning … [Read more...]

My NEW Taki’s column, on those Toronto ‘alt-right’ posters (that name check Taki’s…)

November 22, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Yeah, very "JOOOOOO!!!!!"-y comments incoming... Anyway, this column is really me shitting on a few popular post-election talking points, so your mileage may vary: Even leftist heroes like Michael … [Read more...]

Mark Steyn: ‘If it’s okay for theatricals to single out individual customers for public excoriation…’

November 21, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

...why can't, say, one of the apparent legions of homophobic bakers up and down the land do the same thing? We're told they have no right to refuse to bake a cake for a gay wedding, but, in the same spirit as the cast of … [Read more...]

Jim Goad’s helpful roundup of ‘hate crime’ hoaxes

November 21, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Jim Goad writes: In Kentucky, a student named Eleesha Long says that three white boys—all of whom happened to be wearing Trump shirts simultaneously—threw rocks at her while shouting racial slurs. But according to a … [Read more...]

Blogging resumes Monday morning

November 18, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

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Tim Sommer: “How Rock ‘n’ Roll Failed Us Again This Presidential Election”

November 18, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Tim Sommer comes SO close to "getting it" here, and then he has to go and mention Bruce Springsteen, Pompous Blowhard. The fact is, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga and Green Day et al GOT TRUMP … [Read more...]

Mark Steyn: ‘…what Kathy Shaidle calls the Great Re-Sorting continues’

November 18, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Mark Steyn writes: Among my old friends at The Spectator, there is no consensus on what the Trump victory means. … [Read more...]

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