Tag Archives: Political Correctness

On Nugent

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

There’s a powerful undercurrent of frustration and anger in America today. It was truly palpable during the second term of the Bush Administration when the anti-war movement was hitting its crescendo. I remember actually being relieved that Obama had been … Continue reading →

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Derbyshire: Rebuked and Terminated

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

John Derbyshire popped his breakers and posted an article so ugly, Rich Lowry posted the response at National Review: His latest provocation, in a webzine, lurches from the politically incorrect to the nasty and indefensible. We never would have published … Continue reading →

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New Reality: Boycotts Chill Free Speech

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

It didn’t work with Limbaugh, but the left is drunk with the perceived power and has adopted boycotting as the tool du jour: Intimidation, bullying and censorship. William Jacobson has a great write-up over at Legal Insurrection.

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Orwell was Prescient

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Darth Chipmunk

From the “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Dept., the Telegraph is reporting: Under legislation expected in next month’s Queen’s Speech, internet companies will be instructed to install hardware enabling GCHQ – the Government’s electronic “listening” agency – to examine … Continue reading →

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