There have been two suicides of prominent celebrities in the news in the past few days: Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. I’ll talk about them a bit later in this post, but I want to start with something more general—this … Continue reading →
Here’s an excellent article by Coleman Hughes. I’d not heard of Hughes before today, but I plan to follow his work with interest, because this article shows much common sense (of the type that has become more and more uncommon) … Continue reading →
That’s the subtitle of an article in Foreign Policy. It describes traditional but still-existent customs of many Amazon tribes in Brazil that dictate killing handicapped children and even those one might define as transgendered, and a controversy in Brazil over … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →They’ve been the jewel in the crown of New York City’s public school system: Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech (here’s a longer list). They provided a chance for any of New York’s students, regardless of finances or race or … Continue reading →
Sort of a blue ripple.
Continue reading →Obama really, really, really wanted that deal, and he was more than willing to lie to Congress to further it: The Obama administration secretly sought to give Iran access ”” albeit briefly ”” to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping … Continue reading →
…had a database like this: …[T]he United States government, traditionally one of the bastions of press freedom, is about to compile a list of professional journalists and “top media influencers,” which would seem to include bloggers and podcasters, and monitor … Continue reading →
I was hoping that would happen, and it will (at least, that’s the announced plan at the moment). Mitch McConnell is canceling all but a week of the Senate’s traditional August recess, hoping to keep vulnerable Democrats off the campaign … Continue reading →
It’s recently been publicized that under the Obama administration some very strange and disturbing policies were put in place governing the hiring of air controller trainee candidates: …Tucker Carlson revealed the Obama administration modified the FAA’s candidate selection process to … Continue reading →
I don’t really have a knowledgeable point of view on what Trump’s tariffs are likely to actually do. Not my strong suit. But I pass along this evaluation that seems equally devoid of Trump-shilling and anti-Trump hysteria: “The impact of … Continue reading →
I posted the much-requested photo of my wedding cake and ornament in an addendum to the previous post. But in case you missed it, here it is: And here’s a closeup of the ornament: To get the detail in the … Continue reading →