Monthly Archives: December 2019

Borovski and the Haredim

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Pat Lang

    "Borovski said she left behind the ultra-Orthodox, known in Israel as the Haredim, never having opened a bank account, ridden a bus, applied for a job or talked to a stranger. She has done all of those things … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Religion | 12 Comments

HARPER: ANGRY AND SHRILL “SCHOLARS” NOT WHAT WAS NEEDED

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Harper

Having spent most of Wednesday listening to the "scholars" testifying about the Constitutional standards for impeachment, I came away more convinced than ever that Alexander Hamilton was absolutely right when he warned in Federalist Papers 65 of the danger of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 32 Comments

11 Nations or 1?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Pat Lang

  "People choose to move to places where they identify with the values," Woodard says. "Red minorities go south and blue minorities go north to be in the majority. This is why blue states are getting bluer and red states … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Politics | 35 Comments

“How to deal with a “woke” teenager”

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Pat Lang

From Walrus "After our daughter of fifteen years of age was moved to tears by the speech of Greta Thunberg at the UN the other day, she became angry with our generation “who had been doing nothing for thirty years.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Science, Walrus | 32 Comments

Re-roofing today and tomorrow

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Pat Lang

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Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 8 Comments

The Intelligence Whistleblower protection Act did not apply to the phone call … Reposted

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Pat Lang

(The House Judicial Committee takes the matter of impeachment up Wednesday.  This procedure is the fruit  of a poisoned tree  pl ) "The Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998,[1] amending the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, government | 61 Comments

Benchmarks to Look For in the Horowitz Report on FISA by Larry C Johnson

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Larry Johnson

There are some very clear markers that Senators Grahama and Grassley laid down for Inspector General Horowitz in his investigation of the FISA process to spy on Carter Page. Since Graham will chair the hearing where IG Horowitz will present … Continue reading →

Posted in Larry Johnson, Russiagate | 39 Comments

Academic Conformism is the road to “1984.”

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Pat Lang

The world is filled with conformism and groupthink.  Most people do not wish to think for themselves.  Thinking for oneself is dangerous, requires effort and often leads to rejection by the herd of one's peers. The profession of arms, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 71 Comments