Ann Coulter nails it. Key paragraphs:
Cruz is Tracy Flick in "Election." He believes he deserves to win, God chose him to win—and if he starts to lose, well, then he'll cheat. Victory goes to the pushy.
Dear Lord Jesus, I do not often speak with you and ask for things, but now, I really must insist that you help me win the election tomorrow because I deserve it and Donald Trump doesn't, as you well know.
Unless you want a theocracy, vote Trump.
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The Golden Age of Wireless (1982). Boy genius.
If you're wondering why I support Donald Trump for president, you need do no more than read this blog post of mine from 10 years ago today.
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Ya think? By the way, this is an application of Keith's Law, which says that authoritativeness is inversely proportional to partisanship. The more partisan you are, the less authoritative you are. This is a law, which means it applies always and everywhere (including in judging, umpiring, refereeing, doing science, teaching philosophy, and doing journalism).
Addendum: It's rich that one of the people quoted in the story works for the New York Times, for the Times ("All the news that's fit to print") has done more than any other news organization to skew the news in favor of progressivism. I'm not talking about editorial opinions, op-ed columns, or letters to the editor, which are expected to be opinionated; I'm talking about news stories. The rhetorical manipulation displayed in most news reports (especially those about politics, but not just those) is palpable and appalling. Many "reporters" are nothing more than political hacks masquerading as journalists. If you're wondering why I bother reading the Times (online), it's because I'm a philosopher. I want to see how bias works, and the ends to which it is put. Also, it's fun (in a perverse way) to see educated people make complete asses of themselves. I wonder sometimes whether regular readers of the Times even know that they're getting a biased view of the world. When you're a fish, you know nothing but water. Most progressives I know have never been anything but a progressive and have a cartoon version of conservatism. I know whereof I speak, for I was a progressive (about 20 years) for far longer than I have been a conservative (about 13 years). I occupy what philosophers call a privileged epistemic position. If you're a progressive who has never been a conservative, or even taken the time to understand conservatism, I know everything you know and more. You know only what you (think you) know. Your "knowledge," in other words, is rooted in ignorance.
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To the Editor:
People who are willing to work “off the clock,” or work 60-plus-hour weeks at entry-level positions, or read work email and respond 24/7, even when “on vacation,” are also a substantial part of the problem. They’re feeding the very beast that’s feasting on their flesh.
It’s been observed that companies have no social compact with employees anymore, so it is incumbent on individuals to set limits and stick to them. I did so and never once got fired for it. Even if I had been, who wants a job that robs you of any personal life? After hanging on to my first job, one that made me soul-sick, I was determined that I would never repeat that mistake again, and didn’t. My career may have suffered some, but I gained immeasurably. I refuse to work for any entity that doesn’t recognize that I am a human being who not only has a life outside of work, but also that I work in order to have that life. I don’t live to work. No one should.
BRIAN VOGEL
Staunton, Va.
Note from KBJ: I feel sorry for people who have jobs they hate. I have a job I love. I worked damn hard to get it.
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I took this picture on 30 March, from my back yard in Fort Worth. Click to enlarge.
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