Muda69

I don't think much "goes over well" with middle schoolers.

I'm gonna say Pastafarianism.

Purdue University being one of them: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/amy-coney-barrett-strikes-a-blow-against-campus-kangaroo-courts/ To put it bluntly, Judge Barrett’s opinion is a warning shot to campuses in her federal circuit — and, through persuasive authority, to campuses across the nation. Universities mix ideology and adjudication at their own peril. Yet mixing ideology and adjudication is the virtual mission statement of campus Title IX offices. Plaintiffs hunting for evidence of official hostility against men will find a target-rich environment. The Obama administration’s mandatory rejection of due process — and the academy’s wholesale embrace of fundamentally anti-male ideology — has resulted in one of the more dispiriting illiberal chapters in recent American history. But judicial defense of due process has been heartening to see. In fact, the judicial response to college misconduct is even more consequential than the Trump administration’s (admirable) rejection of Obama’s guidance. After all, judicial opinions endure through any change in administrations and will bind universities long after Trump is gone. And now one of the judiciary’s brightest new stars has made her own contribution to the constitutional order. Plaintiffs should seize this opportunity to bury campus bias once and for all. Good decision by Mrs. Coney-Barrett. And thanks Obama.

Whatever happened to government high school teachers calling their students primarily by their last name using the honorific "Mr." or "Ms."? It is straightforward, to the point, and respectful. Probably 75% of my government high school teachers used this method and I don't recall myself or other students feeling disrespected. I guess if you wanted not to offend (there is that "feeling" thing again) anybody if this nanny day and age you could use one of the gender-neutral titles. Key word for today's youth is "feeling", all else appears to be subordinate.

14-Year-Old Posts Picture of Airsoft Gun on Snapchat, School Suspends Him for 3 Weeks: https://reason.com/2019/07/05/airsoft-gun-suspend-school-zero-tolerance/ Safetyism indeed. Today's parents and the educational institutions can't allow children to fail nor can they allow them to feel uncomfortable. Why has doing so now become a kind of cardinal sin?

I choose not to have a twitter account. Never understood the need or usefulness of it, frankly.

https://www.cato.org/blog/are-cbps-filthy-inhumane-immigrant-detention-camps-necessary People seeking a better life in the United States of America being punished for the attempt. Happy Fourth of July everyone. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Happy Fourth of July to President Trump:

Not a human being, I know. But it stings nonetheless: Mad Magazine Is Dead: https://reason.com/2019/07/04/mad-magazine-is-dead/

52 seconds in. That is your mentality.

I haven't owned a pair of Nike shoes for almost 20 years now. Don't intend to start now. How many pairs of those Nike shoes have you ordered, gonzo?

I generally agree. But that also means state and local laws should be scrutinized just as much if not more that federal laws.

I know that. Just trying to see the limits of this apparent policy of "I'll call the child whatever name they want to be called by."

https://mises.org/wire/lincoln-and-trump-two-kind Hmm, two peas in a pod. Lincoln isn't close to the saint the government history books portray him as.

Indiana Is Still Arguing That It's Constitutional To Seize Your Car for Driving 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit: https://reason.com/2019/07/03/indiana-is-still-arguing-that-its-constitutional-to-seize-your-car-for-driving-5-mph-over-the-speed-limit/ Why this government lust for taking and individuals property? Is the state after a certain time able to keep or sell these assets? Is the state of Indiana really that hard up for cash?

Are we just talking "Mike" instead of "Michael" here or some more extreme? What if the student's chosen name is "Stupid McDumbF*ck" or "Hitler's Little Buddy"?

Again, why wasn't government legislation enacted to prevent it?

Lee Iacocca, who gave us the Minivan and the Mustang, dies at 94: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/07/lee-iaccoca-who-gave-us-the-minivan-and-the-mustang-dies-at-94/ Truly an American Icon. He will be missed. My father worked 30+ years at the Kokomo Chrysler Transmission plant. I remember those late 1970's and early 1980's as being grim times. He and his coworkers accepted a pay cut to keep the plant open, and there were days where he said he would go to work not knowing if he would still have a job at the end of this shift.

I guess we need government laws forcing adults of different racial and/or ethnic backgrounds to live with a certain geographical proximity to each other.

No, I do not. Yet I do feel Nike is caving to yet another instance of political correctness.

How racial bias helped turn Indianapolis into one city with 11 school districts: https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2016/08/03/how-racial-bias-helped-turn-indianapolis-into-one-city-with-11-school-districts/ So the late Mr. Lugar sacrificed the forced racial integration of government schools on the altar of Unigov?

The National Mall has depicted in the latest episode of the Handmaid's Tale.

Bad Ideas Are Spreading Like the Plague: https://reason.com/2019/07/02/bad-ideas-are-spreading-like-the-plague/

In light of #MeToo, Disney quietly deleted a "blooper" scene from the latest release of Toy Story 2: https://news.avclub.com/in-light-of-metoo-disney-quietly-deleted-a-blooper-1836044123 As one of the comments states "Thank heavens society has finally been protected."

Why the feel good morally superior. Too bad they choose to be blind............