Tag Archives: PC

Linkage

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

Paleo Retiree writes: Razib reads a book about Confucianism. Speaking of Eastern thinkers, I recently finished and loved Grant Hardy’s Great Courses lecture series about Asian intellectual history. I found it to be a near-ideal overview of a very large field: vivid and … Continue reading →

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“Reel Injuns”

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

Paleo Retiree writes: Half-interesting, half-annoying CBC-produced doc, directed and hosted by Neil Diamond, a Canadian Cree, about Hollywood’s treatment of Native Americans; the Question Lady and I caught it recently on Netflix Instant. It’s in the “this topic means a … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: British tax payers are still paying off debt from the First World War. Worth it? So now I have to leave Facebook to get a Facebook message? Did your favorite documentary make this list of the … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on June 25, 2014 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on May 25, 2014 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I see Eddie Murphy’s “Delirious” has recently been added to Netflix Instant. I watched part of it and was struck by the bit you see above, which occurs right at the start of the performance. You … Continue reading →

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Andrew Dice Clay in 1987

Posted on April 18, 2014 by

Paleo Retiree writes: (Do NOT play this video if you’re at work. It’s about as NSFW and un-PC as can possibly be.) Andrew Dice Clay in his prime makes the very daring Bill Burr, my current favorite comedian, look sheepish and apologetic. … Continue reading →

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How “Liberal” Is the Climate on College Campuses?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Some interesting comments on the PC university from civil liberties lawyer Harvey Silverglate. I’m fond of pointing out how completely the “sticks and stones” rhyme has been replaced by . . . whatever rhyme is employed by … Continue reading →

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