It is heartbreaking to learn that the young man killed by the Austin bomber had been accepted to a prestigious music conservatory, but we should be careful about how this is framed. Even if he were a kid sticking his middle finger up on instagram heโd still be worthy of mourning.
Last night I get home late and my 6-yo has something important to tell me, "Tomorrow is intn'l women's day." She's very happy. She tells me some boys in her class were asking why there is no intn'l men's day. /1
Now she's really losing it. I call in her mom and point to the screen and ask her to confirm this is real, this is not some elaborate ruse I've concocted. Mom checks the screen and validates reality of intn'l men's day. /4
I was tempted to write about this myself, but Neil Macdonald says most of what I would. Race-based jury selection and justice are incompatible: https://t.co/TGzY7uYhlp