Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

In today’s edition of the UW’s ‘The Daily’, writer Jenna Snavely, writing on the topic of the Mohammed cartoons, asks if there is “Too Much Freedom?”. Then after eleven paragraphs of hand-wringing decides that yes, there is. Free speech is something … Continue reading →

With the trifecta of power held by the Democrats here in Washington (Governor, Senate and House), the pro-Affirmative Action types are warming up their arguments to deny the voters their state funded schools be free from the Affirmative Action schemes … Continue reading →

So, of course, the standards must change. I’ve written here before about the state of education here in the State of Washington and given some of the history leading to the creation of the WASL (Washington Assesment of Student Learning) … Continue reading →

But they’ll never learn. To be able to graduate from the public school system here in Washington State, you need to pass a series of tests we call the WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) before you finish your senior … Continue reading →

Shocked I tell you, that Jerry the Geek was able to find such a blatant example of gay bashing on the campus of a Pacific Northwest University campus.

Question: am I doing a happy dance because a) Samuel Alito is being castigated by the frothy left as a threat to gun control? b) The Gun Guy got a new gun (and deservedly so)? c) The AnalogKid’s away, and … Continue reading →

To Oregon! For blogging material. You may remember earlier this week when I told you about Jerry the Geek having pics up from some recent IPSC matches he participated in. Well, now he’s got video! Kewl. From the ripe breeding … Continue reading →

In a recently released study (and I use that tern very loosely) from the Journal of Religion and Society, Gregory S. Paul determines that religion and democracy are a combination that becomes detrimental to societies. Paul’s ‘research’ comes to the … Continue reading →

Don’t hurt ‘em Criminal Firearm Superiority Supporters, the Violence Policy Center, is going balls out to fight the partial reinstatement of the 2nd Amendment rights to the residents of Washington DC and playing the “It’s for the Children!â€? card by … Continue reading →