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Tourism Bah Humbug

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

Fenster writes: I was talking recently with a veteran of the international luxury hotel industry.  He’d spent his career traveling the world and living in interesting locales. His commentary on the current scene: a sour and angry “I hate tourism.  … Continue reading →

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“We desperately need our own version of the First Amendment”

Posted on October 27, 2018 by

Fenster writes: You may have read about the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision a few days ago which “upheld a conviction against an Austrian woman who called the Islamic prophet Muhammed a ‘pedophile.’”

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Montaigne Again

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

Fenster writes: Montaigne shows up here on UR quite a bit.  I won’t do links this time.  Look ’em up if you want.  So permit me to just start in digressing. In her bio of Montaigne Sarah Bakewell describes the … Continue reading →

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The Truth Shall Make You Free?

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

Fenster writes: A blog post by the physicist Stephen Hsu on the need to own up to group differences driven by genes. Hsu writes: We are scientists, seeking truth. We are not slaves to ideological conformity. True. But I always … Continue reading →

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The Good Censor

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

Fenster writes: I read about Google’s semi-official report The Good Censor on Breitbart, which broke the story. If you are unfamiliar with the story check out the Breitbart coverage first.  The gist: An internal company briefing produced by Google and … Continue reading →

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Sokal Redux Reflux

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

Fenster writes: I recently contrasted the hard-edged doctrine of diversity in today’s academy with its emerging form, still then subject to some level of skepticism, in the more innocent 1990s. Way back in the 1990’s, back before our current sophisticated … Continue reading →

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Elsewheres

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

Fenster writes: Mandatory paternity leave? Who needs government meddling in private life when in our free enterprise system we can leave it to the private sector? Rod Dreher passes along a Kav Kartoon, with disapproval. Now Ted Kennedy.  A man’s … Continue reading →

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