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August 26, 2017
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: Law Prof Who Sued Dean For Assault Loses Round 2.
JULIETTE OCHIENG: The Left Reminds Its Foot Soldiers that Real Soldiers are the Enemy. They can only pretend to love the troops for so long. Because ultimately, anyone fighting for America is their enemy.
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AT THE E.R. WITH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW LAST NIGHT, I SAW ONE OF THESE TELEPRESENCE RIGS: More doctors, patients turning to telemedicine for emergency care. They were fully staffed, but I guess it’s there to allow a consultation with experts from wherever. Sadly, all I could think of was Sheldon Cooper, though this rig was a bit more sophisticated than his.
DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WAR: America’s Post-Charlottesville Nervous Breakdown Was Deliberately Induced. Americans are being emotionally manipulated to take up cause with those whose ultimate purpose is the repeal of the First Amendment and erasure of national memory.
HE’S NOT WRONG: Clay Travis Flames ESPN on Fox News: ‘They’ve Got an Agenda.’
Sports and PC identity politics is a remarkably toxic blend. Just think of ESPN as Democratic operatives with old NFL Films highlight reels and you won’t go far wrong.
LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Why This Woman Takes Sexy Selfies Showing Her Ileostomy Bag.
SHOCKING NEWS ABOUT APPLE CIDER VINEGAR: “It’s Not A Magical Elixir.”
DARN, I MISSED NATIONAL KNIFE DAY.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: The hidden cost of college: rising student fees. “During their college search, many prospective students tend to pay attention to tuition. But in the last decade, fees have started to make up a larger share of the overall bill, particularly at public campuses. Since 2000, student fees have actually grown faster than tuition in percentage terms. Fees rose 95 percent at public four-year colleges (and 61 percent at private colleges).”
SOUNDS PLAUSIBLE: The end-Cretaceous mass extinction was rather unpleasant.
APPARENTLY THEY’VE FORGOTTEN HOW TO KEEP A WATCH: With the USS McCain collision, even Navy tech can’t overcome human shortcomings.
Related: Navy Navigation Errors May Have Killed More Troops Than Afghanistan So Far in 2017. I’m not sure “troops” is the right word, but I guess “servicemembers” is awkward in a headline. Still, oof.
A GRAND UNIFIED THEORY of unhealthy microbiomes.
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: California first-grader sent to principal’s office for misgendering classmate.
QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED:
● Shot: Is ‘identity liberalism’ killing the Democratic party?
—Hot Air, yesterday.
● Chaser: HuffPost Actually Goes There: Publishes Article Asking if Military Service Makes You Racist.
—Independent Journal Review, yesterday.
HICKS IN STICKS NIX PIX. Weekend Box Office: Moviegoing Slows to a Standstill Amid Historic August Slump.
In addition to Harvey and audience boredom with Hollywood’s current craptacular product, there’s the proverbial “one weird trick” that helps explain this year’s cinematic slump, that the media refuses to cite. As Christian Toto recently wrote, “Hollywood’s insane reaction to Trump’s ascent may be coaxing customers to skip the multiplex this summer.”
(Classical allusion in headline.)
IN THE MAIL: From Todd Moss, The Shadow List.
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