Since February 1st is Superbowl Sunday — as well as my birthday (I’ll pass on the cake, thanks. It’s broccoli and carrots in a light ranch dip all the way down for me from here on out) — I figured I’d go ahead and get this posted now before most people, myself included, disappear for the winter version of spring break. Not only is my birthday on Superbowl Sunday this
January 29, 2015
Thinking about getting your kids involved in wrestling or MMA?
Some of you have emailed me about getting your kids involved in wrestling or martial arts, so I’ve decided to suggest a few training aids that really work. Here are a few tools that I think will prove useful, both for kids and for adults looking to get into grappling / wrestling / MMA: Iowa Style Snapper: working the head is a crucial skill, and developing the functional strength and
January 29, 2015
“Middle School Reading Lists 100 Years Ago vs. Today Show How Far American Educational Standards Have Declined”
Idiocracy incarnate. Which, I suspect, we’re supposed to see as the “democratization” of education rather than what it truly is, the corruption of intellectualism and the intentional formation of a benighted and propagandized civic base easily won over by arguments appealing to emotionalism, identity politics, and bumper-sticker bromides. From The Federalist Papers blog: There’s a delightful and true saying, often attributed to Joseph Sobran, that in a hundred years, we’ve
January 29, 2015
For discussion: should adjunct teachers be given increased status at govt. funded colleges and universities?
A friend of mine — a liberal, but she’s showing signs of slipping now that I’ve gotten my hooks into her — represents a group of adjunct teachers at a Colorado community college who have tried to bring legislation that would give adjunct professors and teachers more say in their departments, if not things such as health care, etc. Currently, some 75% of university teacher positions are held by adjuncts,
January 29, 2015
California high school sends unvaccinated students home [Darleen Click]
Glimmer of sanity Officials sent home 66 Palm Desert High School students Wednesday, telling them to miss up to seven days of classes because they haven’t been immunized for measles. The students won’t return to school until Feb. 9 unless they confirm they’ve received immunization or show proof of resistance as determined by a Titer test, according to the Desert Sands Unified School District. The district’s decision came just two
January 29, 2015
Trigger alert: “I’ve already seen the bulge …” [Darleen Click]
Oh.The.Humanity! There’s a mantra quickly repeating in my head: “Please have a badge. Please have a badge. Please have a badge.” It’s a steady heartbeat as I begin a conversation with a shop clerk and reposition myself so I can peer over her shoulder. I’ve already seen the bulge in his jacket, and it’s clear from the size and shape that he has a holstered gun. Now my eyes are
January 27, 2015
NOT The Onion: “We must dismantle the tyranny of the white male syllabus.” [Darleen Click]
I’m going to post the whole thing because … because … I’m in awe (and not in a good way) … Remember now, this is the nation’s number one ranked public university: We are calling for an occupation of syllabi in the social sciences and humanities. This call to action was instigated by our experience last semester as students in an upper-division course on classical social theory. Grades were based
January 27, 2015
HuffPo’s Sofia Eribo uses Holocaust Remembrance Day to engage in some anti-Semitism [Darleen Click]
Nothing says Judenhass like appropriating a singular historical monstrosity and using to grind your own grievances EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog previously contained quotation marks around the six million figure on Holocaust deaths. The author did not mean cast doubt over the figure, it was meant as a quotation. We apologise for any offence this caused. For the US and EU member states, January 27 is a time to reflect on
January 27, 2015
“Bowe Bergdahl to be charged with desertion”
But hey, before you criticize Obama for what appears to be a really poor trade from of an overmatched GM, you have to first decide who’s side he’s really playing for. Because that changes the whole dynamic. Context is key.
January 27, 2015
“Sharyl Attkisson to Testify on ‘Free Press Issues’ at Attorney General Nomination Hearing”
Daily Signal: Former CBS reporter and Daily Signal senior independent contributor Sharyl Attkisson will testify at this week’s confirmation hearings for Loretta Lynch, who was nominated by President Obama to replace Eric Holder as U.S. Attorney General. Attkisson, who was invited to speak on a panel of witnesses by the Senate Judiciary Committee led by Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, will address issues concerning freedom of the press. She tells The Daily