I am continually amazed by the number of people that continue to push a demonstrably false narrative about the separation of families at the border and the Obama administration. It is true that under President Obama kids were separated from their parents, but this was not the de facto policy. Even if the previous administration…
Author: DrMV
I Must Be Confused
I guess I must be confused on June 18, 2018 Secretary Kirstjen Nielson tweeted the following: But, if there was no policy of separating families at the border, then why was it necessary for the President to sign an Executive Order reversing the policy —a policy which presumably came about by a previous order from…
Trump Lies (about the dairy tariffs)
One of the things that has irritated me about the news coverage of the Trump administration is the lack of journalistic fact checking. I don’t mean the type of fact checking that asks “Can we confirm that so-and-so said x?”, but the fact checking that asks “Was what so-and-so said true?”. It’s the kind of…
No One Does It All On Their Own: The Arbitrariness of the Natural Lottery
I am not a millionaire, but the level of success I have achieved in my career is due to many of the same privileges this tech entrepeneur discusses. It is nice to see someone successful who recognizes that fact. “The real reason my startup was successful:privilege” by Jason Ford.
Tucker Carlson Strikes Again
Tucker Carlson Strikes Again Here’s a prime example of why I can’t watch Tucker Carlson. It’s not his personality or his politics, or his faux outrage or smug condescension. What bothers me most is his assault on good reasoning. Take for example his most recent barrage of fallacious arguments: So let’s look at the…