Saturday, 7/15/23
I forewent a provocative headline and lead paragraph. You’re welcome. Culture Peter Coy brings the receipts I haven’t harped about this because I didn’t have facts and figures. But the New York Times’...
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Culture “Mixed heritage” versus “mixed race” I have an extraordinary acquaintance on social media whose skin is dark, whereas his wife’s is light. It’s the things he does, and his unusual heritage,...
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In honor of a grim anniversary, a few items plus the usual sort of potpourri.
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I know it's not Saturday yet, but Saturday-Sunday blogging was never my official policy.
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Today's Rubrics: Meta, Rackets, Election 2024, and Miscellany. Plus "I'm that guy."
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Wisdom Generally Willie Mays The Say Hey Kid was that rarity who played a boy’s game with a boy’s joy and a man’s discipline and shrewdness. National Review, The Week. That’s got to be the best “in a...
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Three rubrics: Public Affairs, Partisan Politics and Adiaphora
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