Archive for 2020
March 18, 2020
THEY’VE BEEN WORKIN’ ON THE RAILROAD… But there’s nothing the courts can do about this case at the University of Denver, says the Tenth Circuit, ruling it not a Title IX violation. Railroad is the court’s word, not mine: “[A]n accumulation of irregularities all disfavoring the respondent becomes deeply troubling because benign, stochastic explanations for the errors become implausible. Instead, it looks more like a railroading.” People want schools sued for stuff like this, but it’s important to realize that lawsuits simply can’t and won’t fix the problem of unaccountable and irresponsible college administrators.
GUNS, GUNS, GUNS: First Look: Ruger PC Charger Pistol.
MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: Battles of the Bulge: What WWII Can Teach Us About Stopping the Chinese Flu. “Moving hundreds of thousands of men and armored vehicles around rough terrain, under enemy fire, during the coldest January in memory might be child’s play compared to getting 320,000,000 restive Americans to do the right thing, but that’s exactly what all levels of government in America are trying to do.”
This one is just for our VIP members, and I trust by now you know all about that nifty VODKAPUNDIT discount code.
OUT ON A LIMB: Time to ban wet markets.
OLD AND BUSTED: “Space to Destroy.”
The New Hotness? Baltimore Mayor Begs Residents To Stop Shooting Each Other So Hospital Beds Can Be Use For Coronavirus Patients.
Baltimore’s last Republican mayor left office over 50 years ago.
THAT’S NOT WHAT BOTHERS ME, WHAT BOTHERS ME ARE ALL THE FLEEING PUPPETEERS: The Supermassive Black Hole at The Centre of Our Galaxy Is Becoming More Active.
THE EPIDEMIC CAN BE REDUCED TO A SINGLE NUMBER: When Will the Coronavirus Be Controlled, and How Will We Know?
DEFINING PROSECUTORIAL OVERREACH UP: Unhinged MSNBC Legal Analyst Claims Trump May Be Guilty of ‘Negligent Homicide’ for Coronavirus Response.
IS ANYONE SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS? NASA’s mobile moon rocket tower 44% over budget, IG says.
CHRISTIAN TOTO INTERVIEWS NICK SEARCY: Stop Being Afraid of Hollywood Bullies.
HONESTY, IT’S SUCH A LONELY WORD: NKorea’s Kim admits troubled medical system amid virus fears. “North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un admitted the country lacked modern medical facilities in a rare assessment of its system and said improving its health care was ‘crucial’ as he marked the construction of a new hospital.”
Kim must be shaken.
“ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR FARM-T0-TABLE VIRUSES.” That’s a Facebook friend’s characterization of China’s Wuhan Coronavirus. Heh.
NEW FRONTIERS IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY BULLYING: “But in continuing his campaign today, the Sanders 2020 campaign has become something entirely new in modern politics: A threat to public—and civic—health.”
It’s just a variation on the usual lefty messaging: “If we don’t get what we want, people will die!!!!! Why do you want people to die?????”
THE FOOD HERE AIN’T SO GOOD NO MORE, AND THEY CLOSED THE PACKAGE STORE: How the coronavirus crisis has upended the restaurant business, leaving us with a changed landscape.
RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! First No Collusion, Now No Actual *Russians* in Mueller’s Disastrous Russian Collusion Illusion.
DRAIN THE SWAMP FASTER: Despite Trump’s Best Efforts, Economic Freedom Declined in the U.S. Last Year.