Michael Totten on Vietnam: ‘Will The U.S. Foster A Natural Ally‘:

‘This recent conflict may well blow over, but the tension that sparked it in the first place is not going anywhere. Vietnam and China both claim the Paracel Islands, and the Spratly Islands farther south are claimed by yet four more countries in Southeast Asia, but China claims almost the entire sea, more than a thousand miles from its own mainland, well south of Vietnam, and nearly all the way down to the coast of Malaysia.’

This will be tougher to navigate.

Heather MacDonald: ‘The Microagression Farce:‘

‘Any student who believes that the university is an “unsafe,” racially hostile environment is unlikely to take full advantage of its resources and will likely bear a permanent racial chip on his shoulder. Becoming an adult means learning the difference between a real problem and a trivial one.’

Ideologues are attracted to existing bureaucratic and institutional structures, like college campuses, where they aim to have permanent impact.

Victimhood is a state of mind, incentivizing people to deal with genuine and perceived injustices through the lens of ideology, where they are expected to form a permanent class of the oppressed.

More broadly speaking, life still ain’t fair.