No, Ed Rendell, a Majority of Women are Not Ugly

Derp. I get what he was trying to say, but even then, his statement isn’t right. Ugliness, like beauty, is comparatively rare. A definition of terms: Ugliness is not mere unattractivenes; it is repulsiveness. Ugliness means aversion, nausea. Natural selection ensures that only a few people are actually ugly. We must of course concede that aesthetic statements… Read More No, Ed Rendell, a Majority of Women are Not Ugly

When Did the Left Lose its Goddamn Mind? or, David Jaffe is a Glorious Winged Twit

Who is David Jaffe? A director of the God of War video game series (The director? Co-Director? Wait, I don’t care). And apparently the experience of making a series based on a doomed Spartan warrior bloodily defying the Gods has made him a grumpy feminist who hates prom (don’t they all?) Now, the first tweet… Read More When Did the Left Lose its Goddamn Mind? or, David Jaffe is a Glorious Winged Twit

Jeff Goldstein: Let the GOP Go the Way of the Whigs. Time for a New Party.

Share and Enjoy. So the question becomes, what are Republicans to do with a Republican party that would allow a progressive populist boasting Mondale’s trade policy and McGovern foreign policy — that is, a leftist Democrat that looks for all the world like an angry and retouched Circus Peanut — to carry its flag? And… Read More Jeff Goldstein: Let the GOP Go the Way of the Whigs. Time for a New Party.

There are Never Enough Witches for the Witch-Hunters: Hamilton and Race-Flailing

The inestimable John McWhorter: It’s been a shoe that had yet to drop. The praise for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical phenomenon has been resoundingly unanimous. There are already plans for a touring production, one in London plus a sit-down production in San Francisco. Miranda has performed for the president. The cast album has won a Grammy,… Read More There are Never Enough Witches for the Witch-Hunters: Hamilton and Race-Flailing