The other day, I came across this video in my YouTube feed: And here’s the title to that video: MUST WATCH: Byron Donalds Absolutely Lights Into Boston Mayor Michelle Wu In Fiery Exchange I didn’t watch it. I wasn’t in the mood to throw up. And it’s not because I have anything against Representative Donalds. …
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Last week, a McDonald’s in a black neighborhood in Brooklyn made the news by instituting an ID policy. No customer under 20 without an accompanying parent or a proper ID would be allowed to enter. I wasn’t surprised. One of the YouTubers I occasionally watch is a fellow named CharlieBo313. He drives around impoverished black …
Two days ago, my YouTube feed presented a discussion between Neil deGrasse Tyson and Ben Shapiro on transgenderism. I didn’t want to watch it. Ben talks too fast, and Neil is an establishment scientist, and I have no faith in establishment science. But my masochist tendencies got the better of me. I watched it. And …
Has DEI ever been used to make something less black? Has DEI ever been used to make something less female? Has DEI ever been used to make something less gay? There are plenty of things dominated by the historically marginalized. Black Americans are vastly overrepresented in the NFL and NBA. Women are vastly overrepresented in …
When I was 18, I received one of the greatest gifts that taxpayers can bestow a young person: the gift of incredibly cheap education. Tuition at Buffalo University for the 1979-80 academic year was less than $30 per credit. And what did I do with this unbelievably generous gift? Jack squat. I had no stomach …