The Outstater
YOU REALIZE NOW that it can be considered seditious, if not an outright admission of domestic terrorism leading to insurrection, to ask whether the 2020 presidential election was “stolen.” Are you allowed, though, to ask whether future elections might be stolen? Good question, for without a thorough forensic examination of this last election we can Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
I TELL THE STORY A LOT but events keep making it more applicable, the latest being the Indianapolis crime spike and the mayor’s pathetic response. The San Francisco earthquake of 1989 caused 63 deaths, 3,800 injuries, and an estimated $6 billion in damage. A film crew happened on a policeman picking his way down a rubble-filled street. He was yelling up Read the full article…
McGowan: Woke Sports Names
by Richard McGowan, Ph. Consider the names of these teams: Florida State University Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Cleveland Indians. How are they the same and how are they different? Florida State University managed to avoid the problem of illicit cultural appropriation by working with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The FSU Communications Office acknowledges Read the full article…
Franke: A Non-Explosive Encounter with the Bomb Squad
by Mark Franke “A policeman is here and more are coming . . . from the bomb squad. Will you be home soon?” Needless to say, that is the kind of text message one would rather not get from his wife. Now this is not a disaster story and it actually turns out quite well. Read the full article…
Morris: Cabin Fever Redoubled
by Leo Morris May I just say that I hate my friend Sofia today. She’s in Phoenix, where the expected high is 74. I’m not too crazy about my brother Larry, either. He’s in Hill Country, Texas, sunny and 71. Remember the pre-COVID days, when “cabin fever” meant being stuck in the house by weather Read the full article…
The Outstater
WE FEEL LUCKY to get through a Super Bowl these days without seeing a commercial that includes a corporate message shaming us to mind our political correctness. The copywriters for Nike and Budweiser can say what they may but Joseph Epstein, past editor of the American Scholar, has written brilliantly about “the good intentions paving company,” a critique of the ever-expanding Read the full article…
