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As to why all this has been banished from official memory, it has everything to do with the way postmodern historians, pseudo-left academic activists and a succession of Liberal politicians have shaped the way we are allowed to talk about ourselves. About the way we are instructed to talk about slavery, about racism, immigration and the dynamic role Indigenous people played in building a new world from the late 1700s to well into the 20th century. - Emancipation Day: Against Revisionism, by Terry Glavin
Posted: 2025 Aug 03
Category Archives: Officialdom
Sloppy Is As Sloppy Does
A badly designed medical-information form provokes a rant about being sloppy and some consideration about when being careful really matters. Are you planning to get pregnant in the next three months? I look around. No, it’s just me and the … Continue reading
E is for Eye Doctor
The little kid within still carries a grudge against a suspicious school nurse from 40 years ago. Continue reading
In The Stack
As an adolescent, I wondered why countries couldn’t or wouldn’t solve their joint problems. How hard could it be? Now I treasure anything that we do get right. Continue reading
Call It a Feature
A family trait for literalism runs true. Not entirely a good thing. Which of you has the dangerous weapon? On the ‘show no fear’ principle, I try not to wince at this question from the border guard scanning our … Continue reading
False Positives
What is the purpose of your visit? The uniformed speaker must be kidding: it’s July and the car is packed to the gunnels. Parents and maps fill the front seat; four kids cram the back seat; a boxy tent-trailer brings … Continue reading