Bookworm Beat 3/31/23: the indicted Trump and trans killer illustrated edition
It was a busy week in the worst possible way, but nothing stops the memers, who still came out to play.
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Tag: School Shooting
The Florida school shooting highlights different Left/Right philosophies *UPDATED*
Watching the differing responses from Left and Right to the Florida school shooting perfectly captures fundamental differences in Left and Right thinking. After the school shooting news broke yesterday, I quickly pounded out a few thoughts based in large part on data from and reactions to past shootings. Now that
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The shooting in Florida — open thread
The horror in Florida hasn’t shattered my faith in the Second Amendment. Let me explain why — and please join in the discussion. I came home from a scintillating talk by Evan Sayet (which I’ll write about later) to find awaiting me the news that there was a shooting at
Continue readingThe Bookworm Beat (10/24/14) — Friday’s New York “E-bowling” wrap up
My friend Sally Zelikovsky came up with the pun about a new sport called “E-bowling” after word emerged that the New York physician, who was ostensibly “self-isolating” himself, actually trawled all over the New York, using subways and Uber, to engage in activities ranging from dining out to bowling. I
Continue readingMy deepest condolences to the people of Newtown, Connecticut — but don’t let this make you give up your guns *UPDATED*
Despite being fairly decent at both sympathy and empathy, I truly cannot imagine what the survivors of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, are experiencing, and that’s true whether I think of the ones in the line of fire or the family and friends whose loved ones were at the
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