"This is the Voice of Moderation. I wouldn't go so far as to say we've actually SEIZED the radio station . . . "
by liberal japonicus As a Japanese-American, I’ve always had an intense interest in the internment of Japanese-Americans in WWII. While I don’t want to be history-splaining to anyone here, there are a lot of wrinkles to it that people who are generally familiar with the internment may not know. A list off the top of … Read more
by liberal japonicus I was going to make the title ‘This is not an I/P post’, but I’m probably a bit safer using a call out to the Monty Python Bruces sketch, which is here (WordPress makes it very easy to add youtube videos) But on to the grist. From the Grauniad about the new … Read more
by liberal japonicus This NYTimes youtube video about the Kirk memorial actually made me feel ill. In response to “What made you decide to come out today?” one man answered. This is a historical moment. This was a Martin Luther King Jr. in our day that was essentially assassinated for his free speech and this … Read more
by liberal japonicus In working on the archive, I was struck by how much lawyers and law talk has been a part of the blog. It had good points (lots of interesting issues) and bad points (lawyers arguing), but the law talk has faded a bit, not only because I Am Not A Lawyer, but … Read more
by liberal japonicus In response to this, I post this is from Gemini, go to the bottom for an ironic mea culpa The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. These are jobs that typically require a bachelor’s degree or higher in a specific … Read more
by GftNC lj has asked for contributions from people with subscriptions (in my case the NYT and the Atlantic) of things that might interest the ObWi commentariat . It was hard for me to know what gift links to post that would appeal and that might provoke conversation, so this is an experimental first try. … Read more
by liberal japonicus From the Grauniad here. The 39-year-old Jamaican had not watched athletics at all since retiring in 2017 until seeing Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Oblique Seville win gold. And, as he also admitted, he now spends his time streaming movies and building Lego – and even gets out of breath when he walks up … Read more
by liberal japonicus (image information here) Hartmut mentioned Horst Wessel in connection with Charlie Kirk. First a little background on Horst Wessel and a Forward article about why people are connecting the two. This academic paper is worth a read, though I am getting sensitive to the criticism that being too academic is problematic. During … Read more
by liberal japonicus While the blog has a setting that says “Before a comment appears ☑️Comment author must have a previously approved comment”. Unfortunately, it seems that you have to make an account and be logged in. Otherwise, your comment will go into moderation. The urge is to think that this just a little backwater … Read more
by liberal japonicus While what happens in the future is still unknown, to me, nothing gets at ‘the spirit of the age’ better than a 71 year old gay British politician being the first person to lose their job over Epstein. To really represent that spirit, he’d have to be the only one. Bets down, … Read more