Archive for 2016

GEORGE KORDA: “If the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus follows the University of Cincinnati’s diversity and inclusion path, what might it mean for UT faculty, staff, and students, and even the university’s relationship with the Tennessee General Assembly?”

TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME: Anger at Georgetown professor over her MONTH-LONG foul-mouthed Twitter rant at Muslim ex-colleague who voted Trump.

A professor at Georgetown University went into an unbelievable foul-mouthed meltdown that lasted 31 days after a Muslim ex-colleague said she voted for Donald Trump.

C Christine Fair, an associate professor at the Center for Peace and Security Studies, was incensed after Asra Q Nomani, ‘lifelong liberal’, wrote an article about voting for Donald Trump as a Muslim immigrant.

That led to a month of abuse on social media – including insults and threats of lawsuits.

I love that she’s at the Center for Peace and Security Studies.

REPORT: Debbie Reynolds Dead at 84.

Yesterday, James Lileks warned, “Ever get the feeling that 2016 is just the warm-up act?”, but it’s sure going out in guns-a-blazing fashion.

BLOOMBERG NEWS EDITORIAL: Obama’s Betrayal of Israel at the UN Must Not Stand.

Flashback: Candidate Obama: “Any agreement with the Palestinian people must preserve Israel’s identity as a Jewish state, with secure, recognized and defensible borders. Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.”

Plus, Tom Maguire emails:

Since you were early and accurate with your Obama administration prediction that “Jimmy Carter is a best-case scenario”, shouldn’t you be taking a Bold Stand on Obama’s likely behavior as an Ex-Pres?

I think “Jimmy Carter is a best case” will apply to Future Obama as well. And that was before this UN Security Council clown show.

I think that Obama will far surpass Jimmy Carter in both sanctimony and support to America’s enemies. I believe that he will set a new standard in awfulness for ex-Presidents. But sadly, I don’t think this counts as a particularly bold prediction.

FOR THE MAP-LOVER IN YOU: Vintage Maps Rekindle the Romance of Early Air Travel.

The Imperial Airways “Empire Air Routes” map is both telling and charming, showing Britain and her colonies and dominions in red, and all other countries in just the same translucent blue as the oceans.

BLACK WIDOW OF BASTOGNE: Today’s StrategyPage Battle of the Bulge photo: a 90 mm anti-aircraft gun emplacement at Bastogne. This gun got a nickname.