Saturday roundup

As you know, campus jackbootery is a frequent topic of LITD posts. We have seen some opining - on the Right - that such pointing-out of the state of post-America's educational rot is overblown, that it may even have descended into off-putting alarmism. We disagree. For an overview of why it needs to remain a front-burner issue, check out this piece at Quillette by California State sociology professor Bradley Campbell. 

What now for US policy regarding Saudi Arabia, now that the CIA has concluded that crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi's murder?

Hell, no:

A rare white lion is set to be auctioned off to be shot by trophy hunters - in spite of a huge worldwide campaign to save him.

The majestic animal, named Mufasa, was confiscated three years ago when he was a cub, along with another baby lion called Soraya.

Animal lovers want to move him to a sanctuary, but authorities in South Africa have instead announced he will be sold at auction.

Because Mufasa is infertile, the only value he would have is to be bought by a hunting company and then shot.

There are said to be less than 300 white lions like Mufasa in the world, with just 13 still living in the wild.

More than 200,000 people have signed a petition calling for the decision to be reversed.

Three more news stories of a similar nature that will enrage you and turn your stomach: here, here and here.

Steve Scalise's piece "What Went Through My Mind The Day I Was Shot" is moving indeed.

Georgian Sam Thomas at The Resurgent breathes a sigh of relief that Amazon chose to put HQ2 elsewhere.

Good New York Post editorial on how inept Theresa May's handling of Brexit has been.

Jibran Khan at NRO says that DC's approach to "getting guns off the street" is an affront to civil liberties.