Links from the WoW collective

Stuff worth reading, when you want to salt part of your summer with thoughts about public policy:

“Confederate”: Both HBO and its doubters double down on racial canards 
 Islam’s Veil Slips In California 
 John McCain Shafts The GOP Again To Kill Repeal Of ObamaCare 
 The Day The Press Lost Its Power 
 Obamasurance, a Leak in the Republican Party’s Ark?
 Federal Court - Trump Commission On Voter Fraud Request For State Data Lawful 
 WoW! Forum: How Would You Rate Trump’s Performance After Six Months?
 A Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon that's an Obamacare Rorschach test 
 Why did D.C. Metro PD Cancel Capitol Hill Sit-Down on Death of Seth Rich? 
 Police IQ Trends
 Maverick Rides Again 
 A gun: Not just the great equalizer but also the great civilizer
 Anthony Scaramucci fires suspected WH leaker and Priebus ally. [UPDATED]
 Ayn Rand’s Children of the Damned, a 1971 Prophecy Fulfilled 
 Transgender Obsession 
 On race and gender, Democrats have always embraced the Big Lie

Leonardo!

"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death." -- Leonardo da Vinci

Worth pondering

David Warren recommends this essay by Remi Brague, and it's quite good. One striking paragraph from the piece:

...beauty is lovable. But the love of beauty is of a special kind: It does not aim at getting its object, but keeps the distance necessary to contemplate what is beautiful. One cannot relish the beauty of a statue by embracing it. This is nicely captured by the word “amateur,” from amare, to love, but with the suggestion of a degree of detachment. The amateur relishes his avocation, but recognizes that to draw the activity too close would make it into a job, and thus spoil its pleasure.

The link roundup (July 12 edition)

Bloggy goodness and commentary on current events from my new friends:



Russia Russia Russia   Natalia Veselnitskaya, Magnitsky Act, Russian hackers, Putin’s tentacles, you name it… 

Forum: Will Media Outlets Like CNN Ever Practice Journalism Again? 

Amerisclerosis  Michael Brown: Punishment
  

John Podesta, Hillary’s Campaign Chief Is The One With The Real Russia Ties

 CNN’s White House propagandist claims Trump delivered ‘white America’ speech in Warsaw. 

 Everybody wants you — flattering and overwhelming   

Baltimore: Clueless   

Face the Nation: US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Trump and Putin’s G-20 meeting   

Testing Tyranny, Part 4   [VIDEO] Being a millennial: "self-responsibility is a form of cruelty" 

Pondering the future of journalism

A Wow! magazine forum: Will media outlets like CNN ever practice journalism again?