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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

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

“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.

“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

Well, if nothing else, the latest White House security breach teaches a valuable civics lesson:

Never, ever drink and drone.

I hate to admit it, but I can’t outdo Allahpundit on this one:

Romneyism in one line: “Romney is determined to re-brand himself as authentic” http://t.co/sJgSvz7ZRL — Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 27, 2015 My deference duly paid, let me just add an addendum, in the form of an instructive: if you even conceive of authenticity as a kind of costume worn for specific audiences on specific occasions, your very misunderstanding of what authenticity actually is dictates that you have absolutely no chance of ever