Muda69

The New York Times Helped a Vindictive Teen Destroy a Classmate Who Uttered a Racial Slur When She Was 15 https://reason.com/2020/12/28/new-york-times-racial-slur-teen-jimmy-galligan-mimi-groves/ Agreed. Completely shameful that the NYT would run such a 'story' designed to ruin an 18-year old's life for something they said at age 15. But that is the evil of cancel culture for you, something the "newspaper of record" has embraced in it's desperate attempt to stay relevant by pandering to SJW's.

IMHO they should. Are not trophies proof of athletic success?

One could make the case that a school bus is an "extension" of the school campus, since it owned/driven by a contractor or government employee. So I would guess town sidewalks are now that as well? What about the walkway from the sidewalk to my front door, is that also an extension of the school campus? Where does one draw the line?

https://reason.com/2020/12/26/suppressing-hate-speech-on-social-media-drives-users-to-new-platforms/ Indeed it is a good thing. All individuals should be able to speak their mind, it's up to others to decide whether or not they want to listen.

Trump relents, signs COVID relief, averts federal shutdown https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-florida-coronavirus-pandemic-financial-markets-bills-f750c127c0d39a62a86ca39ef11ae7db How come nobody cares about Mr. Brooks statement? How will all this 'free money" be paid for? The USA is truly far, far down the path to financial ruin, and most members of the Uni-party turn a blind eye to it.

I hear the e-sports team coaches at the likes of Munster and Hobart high schools are real tough ballbusters.

Just think of all the lost athletic opportunities at the likes of Carmel, Ben Davis, Warren Central, North Central, etc. Where is the community outcry to split up these behemoths for the cause of more extracurricular opportunities?

Not necessarily if trophies are your goal. If you're not first you're last.

Hence the real need for TSC to consolidate into one 9-12 high school. Just think of the athletic possibilities!

? Please explain your liability argument. Frankly once a child, or anybody for that matter, leaves a school's grounds/campus then that organization should not be liable for anything which may occur to the individual.

The optimal number of classes for Indiana High School basketball? One.

What would have been your mother's response if the government school bureaucrat had said "No, walking home from school is too dangerous for Dante. He need to rides the bus or you need to provide transportation"?

? Did the junior high school bureaucrat make you walk to/from school or be transported in a vehicle?

Why yes Dante that was the exact situation here: FTA: More zero tolerance bullcrap from our government schools. Color me shocked that you agree to it. And you dodge the underlying issue that the parent has given approval for her children to walk home from school, yet some government bureaucrat has deemed that "too dangerous".

Cops Threaten To Arrest Mom Who Wouldn't Show ID When She Picks Her Kids Up From School https://reason.com/2020/12/21/cops-arrest-mom-school-id-crossing/ I do wish her luck. Her case has me thinking about Voltaire's observation that "those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." The absurdity here is not just that kids can't cross a street by themselves. It's also that the mom picking up her kids must show proof that she is the person everyone knows she is. As if the ID is more reliable than her own kids saying, "Hi mom!" And the cruelty is that those rules allow the secretary—and cops—to torment the mom while claiming this is just for safety's sake. Yep. More proof that the state "owns" your children. You, as the caring and loving parent, do not.

Trump Threatens to Sink COVID-19 Relief Bill Unless Congress Cuts Wasteful Spending, Spends More on $2,000 Stimulus Checks https://reason.com/2020/12/22/trump-threatens-to-sink-covid-19-relief-bill-unless-congress-cuts-wasteful-spending-spends-more-on-2000-stimulus-checks/ "It's called the COVID relief bill but it has almost nothing to do with COVID," said Trump, referring to the two bills interchangeably. Of particular concern to the president were a number of admittedly dubious appropriations for foreign aid, scientific research, and federal facilities in the omnibus spending bill. "This bill contains $85.5 million for assistance to Cambodia, $134 million to Burma, $1.3 billion for Egypt and the Egyptian military, which will go out and buy almost exclusively Russian military equipment," said Trump. "$40 million for the Kennedy Center which is not even open for business. $1 billion for the Smithsonian, and an additional $154 million for the National Gallery of Art. Likewise, these facilities are essentially not open." In total, Trump explicitly named some $4 billion in spending he considered wasteful. "Despite all this wasteful spending and much more, the $900 billion package provides hard-working taxpayers with only $600 each in relief payments and not enough money is given to small businesses and in particular restaurants," said Trump, possibly referencing the exclusion of the $120 billion RESTAURANTS Act from the coronavirus relief bill. The president said Congress should get rid of a two-year sunset clause on a tax deduction for business meals included in the package, increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 per person, and cut some of the aforementioned wasteful spending. "I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation, and send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to delivery a COVID relief package and maybe that next administration will be me," said Trump, referencing his apparent belief that he might somehow stay in office despite, you know, losing the election. Trump's support for $2,000 stimulus checks is not new. The Washington Post reports that his advisers talked him out of that demand at the last minute, lest he endanger the entire relief package. To be sure, the president's broadsides against a spending deal that includes lots of money for "lobbyists, foreign countries, and special interests" is certainly welcome, and, frankly, on target. The president was also right to criticize the rushed legislative process that sent this special interest-laden spending package to his desk. The trouble is that the conditions Trump outlined for supporting relief legislation would make the bill much worse. Middle-class Americans do not need an additional $2,000 in federal support. A $900 billion relief bill that includes generous, targeted benefits—including expanded unemployment benefits, relief for renters, and boosted food stamp spending—doesn't need more spending on universal programs that will mainly benefit Americans who are currently receiving a paycheck. The $1,200 stimulus checks included in the CARES Act cost taxpayers roughly $300 billion. Upping stimulus checks to $2,000 from the current $600 amount would tack on roughly $350 billion to the coronavirus relief bill's costs. In exchange, Trump is demanding to cut some $4 billion or so in frivolous spending. One need not be a deficit hawk to understand that the math doesn't add up.

So that money isn't part of the problem. Got it. I'm sure the likes of Alabama, Clemson, OSU, etc. would raise similar justifications.

Sounds good. You ok with you alma mater immediately canceling it's lucrative TV rights contract with NBC to air the Irish home games? After all isn't this sort of deemphasis part of getting college football "what it really was intended to be."?

Nice sentiment and plan, but it will never fly for one reason: Money. No, the NCAA basically need to get rid of the concept of the "student athlete" once and for all, at least for the big money sports like football and basketball. Pay the players a salary commensurate with the program, which have become nothing more than development leagues for the the NFL and NBA. Stop pussy footing around what these programs have become because you will never change them. They are sports entertainment for the masses and alumni.

CHICAGO BEARS ARE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACE: MEDIOCRITY: https://www.outkick.com/chicago-bears-are-in-the-worst-possible-place-mediocrity/ Yep, time to clean house regardless of how the Bears end up this season.

Agreed. There is a sleeping giant in Champaign-Urbana ready to awaken.

Yeah, too bad he'll be a Jaguar or a Jet in the pros.

Surely you jest. Where is the objective truth behind such a statement? This isn't the days of SMU and "Pony Excess"...................

Superior regional talent and recruiting.

Yep, broken.