Two fascinating pieces came out recently about the phenomenon of the Never-Trumpers, now that it’s a year-plus into the Trump presidency. The first is David Brooks’ (yes, he of the crease in Obama’s pants) essay in the Times, entitled “The … Continue reading →
Say it isn’t so: Word that the country’s oldest continuously operating candy company might shut down has people suddenly hoarding Necco Wafers… Candy stores and consumers are trying to get their hands on whichever Necco products they can get, the … Continue reading →
I had forgotten (or never knew) the Mueller connection to the Whitey Bulger case, but Alan Dershowitz hasn’t forgotten. For those of you non-New Englanders, here’s the gist of it: Look, [Mueller’s] the guy who kept four innocent people in … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony yesterday, and I didn’t read a transcript of it, either. But I did read several summaries, and I’m in agreement with what John Hinderaker writes here: Zuckerberg responded by acknowledging”“remarkably, I think”“that Silicon Valley … Continue reading →
That’s the clickbait headline for this BBC article. I thought it might be something about Neanderthal genes, or perhaps mitochondria. But no; it’s about bacteria, mainly gut bacteria: Human cells make up only 43% of the body’s total cell count. … Continue reading →
Does this news make you happy? It doesn’t make me happy. Ryan is a moderate Republican. A lot of people on the right can’t stand moderate Republicans and want them out, either believing they can be replaced by conservatives, or … Continue reading →
From Andrew C. McCarthy, a little recent history: Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign was caught hiding the sources of 1,300 large campaign donations, aggregating to nearly $2 million. The campaign also accepted more than $1.3 million in unlawful donations from … Continue reading →
Worth watching:
Continue reading →I watched the Levin/McCarthy discussion videos I mentioned in my previous post today. Unfortunately, they can’t be embedded, and in their entirety they’re rather long. So I’ll just suggest you watch the concluding one, which is the third in the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Today’s news is so depressing and appalling that I wanted a respite from it by going big. This is about as big as it gets.] Maria Popova writes: In our recent On Being conversation, NASA astrophysicist and exoplanet researcher … Continue reading →
What’s so disturbing is not just the raid on the office (and home, and hotel room) of Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer, but the broader context in which it took place. What I mean by “broader context,” is the vendetta nature … Continue reading →
That’s the headline for this eyecatching article in the Guardian. At any rate, it certainly caught my eye. I initially assumed it might be about assisted or permitted suicide, and whether and when a minor could be allowed to make … Continue reading →