Duke University has a long learning curve. They are being sued again by their fired lacrosse coach. After they had settled Duke continued to make comments about the coach. They weren't supposed to. They will probably have to pay more money. The broad of trustees should start firing people.
It was great to watch the program again. There were some minor glitches. Doug Ramsussen was misidentified as Ed Hudgins. There was link to ARI not TAS. The audience looked great. There are many great looking Objectivists.
I hope everyone will watch Book TV's coverage of the Atlas 50th. C-Span has not covered any TOC events. ARI has gotten much more coverage. Letters help. Ed Hudgins deserved praise on this item also
According to DIW the city of Durham is not going to settle. If I were a Durham taxpayer I would not be happy. The city will probably lose. A lot of material is going to come out on discovery that will be embarrassing to the city. The biggest item the players want it procedures that will prevent this happening to some other defendant. I think the players would accept a lower amount with changes in police procedures.
One of the guests at the Justice Thomas book party was Stuart Taylor from Until Prove Innocent. Justice Thomas in candid shots really seems like a wonderful man. He has a rich booming laugh and wonderful manner. I hope he is on the Supreme Court till he's 90.
The Washington Post headline uses the word "bash" for a book party given for Justice Thomas. It sounds like a very civilized affair. Did the Post have to use "bash".
Durham in Wonderland suggests that Brodhead's statement has not satisfied everyone. DIW has great links to the Duke newspaper. Also the comments by DIW readers are worth reading.
The headline in today Washington Post about Justice Thomas memoir is Justice Thomas Lashes Out at Media. Does anyone have any doubt that any noted liberal autobiography who discussed criticism would not be a headline using the word "lash".
After reading Robert Bidinotto's wonderful essay in the new TIA about his introduction to Rand and her ideas I would share my story. My first introduction was in high school where another student had read and liked Atlas Shrugged. I was vaguely aware of the book and had picked up some of the negative reviews. I did not actually read Atlas until after we had moved to the DC area. Interestingly enough a fellow student at the Christian Science Sunday School had read the book and liked it. My
If any of you watched the Victoria Toesnenging's comments on the book made one suggestion that I would like to hear comments. She suggested judges and prosecutors should not be elected. The election of judges and prosecutors is from the Progressive era. The reason that the Constitution makes judges life-time appointments with good behavior is too make judges free from popular pressures. Prosecutors and judges must make their decisions on the basis of the law and not satisfying their consti
In 1946 the GOP won the Congressional election after being out of power for fourteen years. The House Un-American Activities Committee known as HUAC had a new chairman Parnell Thomas. One of possible Communist Party activities was the unions in Hollywood especially the Screen Writers Guild and the Conference of Studio Unions(CSU). The CSU was trying to take over from the AFL unions which had already organized the studios. HUAC did not have the greatest reputation among members of Congress
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In discussing Communists in Hollywood one needs to look at the American labor movement. Unions had been a small part of the work force in the United States until the 30ths. During the New Deal first the NRA and then the Wagner Act made organizing large unions possible in all American industries. The large union were members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) which was principally made up of craft unions Carpenters, Teamsters, et al. Some people wanted to organize whole industries like
I am going to start by recommending a book. The book is Red Star Over Hollywood by Ronald and Allis Radosh. There is also a book called Hollywood Party by Kennedth Billingsley. The American Communist Party and the Soviet Union say opportunities in Hollywood early in the 1920ths but did not really establish until the Great Depression. In the 1930ths the various craft guilds including the Actors and Writers Guild were organized. The communists were very active in the writers Guild. The princ
Large demonstrations were held in Jena Louisiana about an assault case. The demonstrations were led by Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. I know many reading this blog will read the names Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and think I am about to attack. Before you do that look at Instanpundit where Glen Reynolds has asked Radley Balko to comment on the matter. Radley does a through job on the case. The district attorney has said the case is not about race but yet a quick reading suggests that bla
I realize I haven't reviewed many books. I haven't been to or reviewed any movies. With the exception of Monk I haven't reviewed TV shows. I have been looking at blogs with recommendations. The new TV season is starting and I will be looking at more shows on the telly. Who knows I may even get to a movie.
