Month: December 2021

I’ve been interested on and off in the sociobiology of Edward O. Wilson, but wrote today about his prodigious work on ants: Despite his agnosticism and the reductive materialism of his Darwinism, Wilson wrote with a real warmth and soulfulness. Amid his storied academic career and the controversies kicked up by his theories, it’s worth
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President Joe Biden reportedly said that he will make a decision regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements for domestic travel when he receives “a recommendation from the medical team.” The president made the comment in response to a question, according to Sabrina Siddiqui of the Wall Street Journal. “Asked when he would make a decision on vaccine
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There’s something remarkably phony on the front page of every Washington Post proclaiming their motto “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” A new investigative report from Reuters found that the Post’s owners at Amazon are partners in a propaganda project with communist China. Reuters began by revealing that Amazon knuckled under and banned reader reviews on its
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No man is an island, except for George Will. When I was but a young collegiate firebrand making waves on campus in the distant days of two-thousand-eighteen, my academic advisor—a kind-hearted boomer liberal in the history department—found himself worried about my situation. I was too smart, he insisted, to write the way I did. (On
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Healthcare workers prepare Covid-19 tests at a Nomi Health testing site in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Dan Brouillette | Bloomberg | Getty Images An investigation into a cluster of omicron infections in Nebraska suggests the heavily mutated variant has a shorter incubation period and causes similar or milder symptoms compared to past
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Now more than ever, I’ve been wondering how much longer our republic will survive. I hate to sound like a Democrat crying about how “our democracy is under attack” every time they lose an election or fail to advance legislation. But, I believe there are legitimate concerns that our republic is getting weaker and that
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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, professor of Health Care Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, in Washington, D.C., April 1, 2014 (Jim Bourg/Reuters) Some states have passed laws allowing workers who are fired for refusing to be vaccinated to receive unemployment benefits. These include Florida, Iowa, Kansas (which has a Democratic governor), Arkansas,
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A tweet posted earlier this month mentioning the apprehension of a “potential terrorist” who had unlawfully traveled into America from Mexico has been deleted from the account of Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem. “The 21-year-old migrant from Saudi Arabia is linked to several Yemeni subjects of interest,” part of the tweet said,
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A shocking surveillance video captured a triple homicide at a Texas convenience store and showed how the shooter snuck up to the entrance to surprise his targets. The alarming incident unfolded in the city of Garland on Sunday. The video shows the shirtless young male slowly stalking toward the door and then pulling out his
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A California state commission requested that authorities crack down on retailers it accused of skirting plastic bag and pollution laws, Reuters reported. The California Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling alleged that many retail businesses are selling plastic bags that are falsely labeled as being recyclable, according to Reuters. On Dec. 3, the state-appointed commission
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Cars line up for Covid tests at Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Services in Lansing, Mich., December 27, 2021. (Emily Elconin/Reuters) We discussed on The Editors last week how hard we should be on Biden’s rapid-testing failure. I’ve tended to make wide allowances for the federal government’s failing to keep up with the pandemic, but it’s worth
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Lackey. Lickspittle. Toady. Sycophant. Take your pick: when it comes to defending Joe Biden, they all fit CNN’s John Harwood.  In the wake of President Biden shirking responsibility for COVID in a conference call with governors yesterday, there was Harwood on this morning’s New Day downplaying and ‘splaining away the president’s punt on the pandemic.
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Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday, was celebrated for leading opposition to South Africa’s apartheid. It’s an honorable achievement — CNN called him “the voice of justice” — but the media’s ebullient praise of the bishop didn’t mention his longstanding disdain for the Jewish people. Related: Desmond Tutu: 1931-2021 They simply omitted his support of the
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Mike Rosen The times in which we live are separating the men from the boys. No longer can we assume that conservatives we thought we knew, ever understood the fundamentals of individual Liberty. Semi-retired, long respected conservative in Denver talk radio, Mike Rosen, recently wrote a piece entitled, The case for taking the vaccine. There
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