Author Archive: Sarah Hoyt

IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ARTIST, UNIVERSITY MIGHT BE THE LAST PLACE TO GO: Ignorance as a Method of Critique.

Reading about this strange little controversy reminded me of my college art school experiences, and also filled me with dread. Back in the 1990s I experienced the decaying practices of upper level art education. I can only imagine what the bullying identity politics and virtue signalling of Progressives have turned university art programs into for today’s wishy washy Millennials. From what I have encountered, sophistry has completely devoured the credentialed art world, and inside that bubble, specious double talk stands in for artistic accomplishment.

JOBS? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING JOBS:Cuomo’s war on pipelines is crushing New York’s economy.

The projected loss to the region by 2020 adds up to 78,400 jobs and nearly $7.6 billion in economic activity and “the displacement of $4.4 billion in labor income.” New York alone would see $1.6 billion less in state GDP and the loss of 17,400 jobs. Youch.

Already, Northeasterners shell out 29 percent more for gas than the US average and 44 percent more for electricity. Industrial customers pay twice the national gas average — and 62 percent more for power.

IT’S TIME TO STOP JUMPING WHEN THEY SAY “FROG”: What part of “if you let them take Milo down you’re next” did the right fail to get? Sean Hannity Accused of Sexual Misconduct.

FROM TOM KNIGHTON IN THE EMAIL: Sabercat.

AND IN OTHER NEWS, DOG BITES MAN:Filthy Antifa W***e Lies. (It’s Liberty Zone.  Language warning applies, so if creative use of swearing offends you, don’t follow that link.  You’ve been warned.)