Tuesday, February 22, 2005
‘It spread, like the Ebola virus – fast’: Gabriel Jeffrey’s Hub confession site has become a ‘cult hit’ and earned him a book contract. … Confession: I concede the Greatest War Movies List just can’t compete with the issue of when virginity ends.
Fine weather down there in South Carolina: Now Wily Willard has to come back to the bitterly cold north to govern. … Joan is also wondering if he’ll run for reelection in ’06. But my question now is: When (not if) he runs for president, will he run against Massachusetts? Reread the above articles. Do you catch a whiff of the possible commonwealth bashing he’ll have to engage in to win over SC votes?
‘The fraud that many predicted …’: Not Mitt. The Silver Line. ... JDaley notes the MBTA’s claims that buses and trains perform the same. …
‘As any imperfect human being …’: Didn’t jump on the Larry Summers-releases-transcript story earlier because of computer woes and a busy schedule last week. Reading the stories/transcripts, it’s pretty clear Summers’ talk was far more intellectually sloppy than first imagined. He also brings up racial issues, not just gender issues, if I’m reading this right. ... Still, the guy is getting unfairly lambasted. Every self-righteous performer in academia seems to be piling on this PC wreck. ... Don’t agree with everything Arnold Kling has to say, but he does have interesting anecdotes about the lack of academic freedom and obnoxious male behavior in academic settings. (Fear not: You’re always allowed to bring up bad points about men when it comes to gender debates.)
Fine weather down there in South Carolina: Now Wily Willard has to come back to the bitterly cold north to govern. … Joan is also wondering if he’ll run for reelection in ’06. But my question now is: When (not if) he runs for president, will he run against Massachusetts? Reread the above articles. Do you catch a whiff of the possible commonwealth bashing he’ll have to engage in to win over SC votes?
‘The fraud that many predicted …’: Not Mitt. The Silver Line. ... JDaley notes the MBTA’s claims that buses and trains perform the same. …
‘As any imperfect human being …’: Didn’t jump on the Larry Summers-releases-transcript story earlier because of computer woes and a busy schedule last week. Reading the stories/transcripts, it’s pretty clear Summers’ talk was far more intellectually sloppy than first imagined. He also brings up racial issues, not just gender issues, if I’m reading this right. ... Still, the guy is getting unfairly lambasted. Every self-righteous performer in academia seems to be piling on this PC wreck. ... Don’t agree with everything Arnold Kling has to say, but he does have interesting anecdotes about the lack of academic freedom and obnoxious male behavior in academic settings. (Fear not: You’re always allowed to bring up bad points about men when it comes to gender debates.)
