An open letter to the owner of the LA Times.
Category Archives: Science And Society
BMI
They’re finally getting rid of it. A metric that doesn’t distinguish between fat and muscle is stupid.
The Fires
Woke DEI + Green Nihilism = Dresden in CA.https://t.co/eRrglaTssz
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) January 14, 2025
[Update a few minutes later]
A lot of us knew this during the mayoral compaign, but apparently not enough, or the Hollywood types found it a(nother) reason to vote for her: Karen Bass is a lifelong communist (and particularly Castro) sympathizer.
[Afternoon update]
“I know who caused the fires in Pacific Palisades.“
LA is guaranteed to be a disaster with the people who run it continuing to do so.
[Evening update]
The California fires are a horrifying consequence of Democratic misrule.
Ya think?
How California And LA Got Here
A blistering critique from Mike Shellenberger:
For more than a decade, the media, Democrats, and Hollywood have told us that Western civilization in general and the United States in particular are white supremacist, genocidal, and unsustainable. The founding of America occurred not in 1776 but rather in 1619 with the… pic.twitter.com/jD4f0Mq3oo
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) January 10, 2025
Anti-Aging
Is it really a threat to the future of humanity?
Not in my opinion.
Good Tidings
The judge hasn’t yet ruled on my case, but this seems propitious.
Three-Year Med Schools
This is long overdue. As Robert Shipley notes, in theory this might lower standards, but I think that in practice, many of the standards are unnecessary (particularly since the wokification of medical education). I’ve never been impressed by doctors myself qua doctors.
Leaders In Higher Ed
…are starting to realize their entire industry is worthless.
There are certainly some things of value, but they may be offset by all of the negative value.
Climate Research
The “climate crisis” fanatics continue to ignore the evidence.
Tonsils
Can removing them cause anxiety later in life?
I still have mine, and I suspect that a lot of these procedures (if not all of them) are unnecessary and even harmful.