Lara Schwartz

There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.

intellectual diversity

you actually don't have to go online and crap on your students

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you can schedule teams messages and outlook messages so that they arrive on Monday if someone is out for thanksgiving week and it's not urgent

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:

Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.

If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.

Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home
When you call my name, it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there

Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.

Today, in intellectual diversity

Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.

Oh *now* she appreciates protesters?

In these polarized times, I think we can all come together and agree that we don't want anyone to sign us up for their freaking newsletter.

a woman sitting at a table talking to another woman with the words " give up on your dreams susan " Alt: A scene from "Spy" Melissa McCarthy explains that her mother put notes saying " give up on your dreams susan " in her lunchbox.

Actual footage of Senate Democrats' huddle.

Some fundraisers and consultants are more worried about losing their spot at the top of the party than they are about Trump.

Podcast idea: Intrusive Thoughts.

Always recorded at 4 or 5am.

I'll ask my guests what's keeping them up right now and how it relates to their scholarship or work.

Imagine thinking "nothing good is possible" is a great message for a political party.

Zit Kat

I'm old enough to remember Hillary the Hawk and Donald the Dove

And First Amendment courses as well.

I think I'm going to sit down for an interview with Isaac Chotiner. I'm also going to tug on Superman's cape, spit into the wind, pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger, and mess around with Jim

Tomorrow's NYT:

"Bluesky orthodoxy dictates that we cannot discuss wild animals' likely preferences for white people. Here's why that's a problem for Democrats."

Today, in intellectual diversity.

The people responsible for the sacking... have been sacked.

Opinion Free Speech and the Necessity of Discomfort By Bret Stephens Feb. 22, 2018

Opinion ON CAMPUS Leave Your Safe Spaces: The 2017 Commencement Address at Hampden-Sydney College By Bret Stephens May 15, 2017

Opinion The Dying Art of Disagreement By Bret Stephens Sept. 24, 2017

OPINION BRET STEPHENS Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me Oct. 21, 2025

You never met a bigger critic than Bret Stephens of “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings” nor a bigger proponent of courageously engaging in argumentation and embracing discomfort.

Until someone advocates for Palestinian human rights. Then he shrivels up into a whimpering, tearful, quaking mess.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’ Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.

Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.

Universities Must Defend Their Independence by Rejecting Trump's "Compact" The Trump administration has proffered a “compact” to universities that would require them to surrender their independence and academic freedom. How many First Amendment violations can we identify in ...

New from me at Cato: I go through the numerous and massive First Amendment and academic-freedom violations of Trump's proffered "compact" with universities and then talk about the mechanism by which it would be enforced, by way of what I describe as a "retroactive push-button guillotine."

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

The "peacemaker" has been blowing up boats, claiming we're in a war with drug dealers.

I Am Just Trying to Have a Civil Online Conversation About Vampires Whoa there! That’s a pretty extreme claim. Surely you don’t mean to call ALL vampires “blood-sucking ghouls?” Have you ever donated to a blood bank...

"I am not pro-vampire and I am not anti-vampire. I am just trying to have an objective discussion here without using loaded words like 'kill.'"

a "fun size" Snickers bar

Why does a corporation decide what amount of chocolate is fun for me.

"In this Rust Belt diner, the real crime is the cost of eggs."

Muslims are also 1% of the population. So are Hindus and Buddhists. Jews are 2%. Shall we also compromise about equal rights for each of them?

How big must a minority be to deserve truly equal rights, versus a "nuanced" form of second-class citizenship?