"New York's anti-gerrymandering rules, written into our Constitution, have profoundly influenced this election in New York. And I'm grateful in a non-trolly way. Ohio did a version of this, and I hope more states do too. More competitive races, and moderated candidates."

#MichaelBrendanDougherty

https://twitter.com/michaelbd/status/1590255670820864002

#uspol #nypol
#gerrymandering #redistricting

"Political earthquakes occur when the tectonic plates of elite and popular opinion begin grinding against one another. [...] If I had to bet, the next tectonic shift is coming on the issue of drugs. [...] The overwhelming attitude of political elites toward drugs is that the drug war was a huge misbegotten adventure. [...] Meanwhile, Americans are dying of drug overdoses at unprecedented and appalling rates. "

#MichaelBrendanDougherty

https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/the-coming-drug-war/

#fentanyl #drugs
#NationalReview

jeremysenderowicz on Twitter: "Phenomenal ⁦@michaelbd⁩ column on one of the greatest “where were you when ___ happened” sports moments ever, and much more than that. MBD is correct: Douglas was winning the fight handily and it was impossible to recognize fully in the moment. https://t.co/oP8bj1RyhP" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/senderowiczj/status/1557730906726494212

#expertise
#MichaelBrendanDougherty

@gemlog Even among more intellectual Catholics, is it really the case that Pope Francis isn't very popular? Certainly unpopular among #trads [0], but what percentage are they, in Canada or elsewhere?

(Personally, I have no strong objection to the Novus Ordo, but the Trad opinions on Pope Francis, such as many of the articles by #MichaelBrendanDougherty seem accurate, alas.)

[0] The antipathy is mutual.

"[T]he number of Yale’s administrators today exceeds the number of faculty — 5,066 compared to 4,937 — which “raises important questions about the university’s allocation of resources,” she said. “It’s unclear how such a significant increase advances Yale’s mission.”"

There are about 6000 undergrads at #Yale . What are all the administrators doing?

Via #MichaelBrendanDougherty and #NoahPollak

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/10/reluctance-on-the-part-of-its-leadership-to-lead-yales-administration-increases-by-nearly-50-percent/

#bureaucracy #IvyLeague #university

"To prepare for midterms Dems need to come out hard with their most popular, unifying messages: abolish the police, tax breaks for coastal rich, and toddler masking"

#uspol

https://twitter.com/NellieBowles/status/1455706662723997697

Via #MichaelBrendanDougherty

The quote is from #MichaelBrendanDougherty , responding to comments about his previous essays on *Traditionis Custodes * :

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/09/where-is-peter/

#TraditionalLatinMass #TLM #papacy #Catholic #Church

Michael Brendan Dougherty on Twitter: "We can just go back to the status quo of the last half decade- hardly any American casualties!- it just means allowing the Taliban to consolidate control over almost everything outside of Kabul." / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/michaelbd/status/1427780261979332613

To me the free city of Kabul doesn't seem like it would have been such a bad outcome.

#MichaelBrendanDougherty has favoured complete withdrawal from #Afghanistan for years.

#uspol

Imagine if #NaturalLaw theory were the new trending insight into #SocialJustice ...

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/07/critical-race-theory-as-metaphysics/

#MichaelBrendanDougherty

"So, there are rules about receiving Communion. And violating them may result in a sin of sacrilege. Priests are charged by God to not let people fall into this sin — which is why they should be making confession widely available, and why they counsel those who, say, live in an adulterous relationship, to not present themselves for Communion."

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/07/is-biden-worthy-to-receive/

#catholicism #uspol
#MichaelBrendanDougherty
#NationalReview

"There is something else we figured out last year, and just a few weeks after we figured out that outdoor transmission was not a serious risk: COVID is not a danger to otherwise healthy children, and children are not efficient spreaders of the disease. This is especially true of young children under 12. And yet, surveys show an appallingly low percentage of schools are even open full time for in-person instruction."

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/04/bring-kids-out-of-the-covid-fog-next/

#MichaelBrendanDougherty
#covid19

Martin Doyle on Twitter: "I’ve always been conscious of a couple of contronyms without knowing the actual term. Turns out there are lots https://t.co/dAbevuE7Mr https://t.co/PfVHId2YwC" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/MartinDoyleIT/status/1382943073093758976

Via #MichaelBrendanDougherty

#contronym

Michael Brendan Dougherty on Twitter: "My theory was that selecting an elite from the highest IQ people would be selecting weirdos who can barely help themselves let alone society. But selecting for ambitious people who leverage their connections and find cheats is advantageous for the nation." / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/michaelbd/status/1362048665259507716

#SAT
#MichaelBrendanDougherty

#PeterHitchens in #Xinjiang among the #Uighurs in 2009.

Special Investigation: PETER HITCHENS - Blood and fear on Happiness Street as China threatens to obliterate another ancient culture | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1233439/Special-Investigation-PETER-HITCHENS--Blood-fear-Happiness-Street-China-threatens-obliterate-ancient-culture.html

Via #MichaelBrendanDougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty on Twitter: "The Markle thesis is that self-pity and self-expression are healing; duty and restraint are toxic. She’s putting celeb life vs royal life into full conflict. It is fascinating she was able to nab a prince and conduct this trial by combat." / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/michaelbd/status/1368767114887172096

#MichaelBrendanDougherty
#RoyalFamily #Sussexes

Seán Burke on Twitter: "The UK donating vaccines to Ireland. https://t.co/Bdxh77wDaP" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/SeanBurkeShow/status/1376583811367112710

Via #MichaelBrendanDougherty

#covid19 #ukpol #iepol

"I’m not Rush Limbaugh’s target audience and never was."

"Years later, I would tune in and Limbaugh was a more relaxed, more light-hearted, nimble-minded, and obviously happier person than the rabble-rouser he was accused of being. Still, I haven’t met anyone who didn’t say dumber or meaner things than normal when filling up the demanding content maw of broadcast media for hours a week."

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/rushs-place/

#RushLimbaugh
#uspol
#NationalReview
#MichaelBrendanDougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty on Twitter: "@moultano @CharlesFLehman @DanFosterType Yes. Reducing their market share and ability to monopolize reduces their power. Let Facebook be Buzzfeed.I would rewrite 230 so that if only covered simple algo-governed forums: chronological, A-Z, topic, or IRC style chat rooms." / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/michaelbd/status/1347931288704061441

#MichaelBrendanDougherty
#uspol

@whiskeysailor Do you follow any #conservatives? I suggest that you have a look at what #MichaelBrendanDougherty has been saying on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/michaelbd

He's been critical of section 230 of the CDC for a while. I think he wrote an article about it for #NationalReview ; I might be able to find it if you're curious.

The day QAnon captured America
https://unherd.com/2021/01/the-day-qanon-captured-america/

#MichaelBrendanDougherty
#UnHerd
#uspol