Archive for 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.

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.

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.