Booker T. Washington was a towering figure. Born in slavery, he become a leader of early post-Civil War black advancement and in particular emphasized the value of education. You can read about his manifold accomplishments here, as well as the … Continue reading →
Did you? But that’s the only explanation I can think of for this extraordinary remark of Barack Obama’s delivered yesterday at the funeral for the five murdered police officers in Dallas: It’s easier for a teenager to buy a Glock … Continue reading →
I have rarely felt so repulsed by Congressional testimony as I did yesterday on watching some of Loretta Lynch’s answers before the House. I used the word “answers,” but they were really the most astoundingly verbose double-talk I’ve ever heard. … Continue reading →
If you reward a behavior you get more of it. When you stop rewarding it, you get less. That’s not as absolute a law as that of gravity, but it’s the way it usually goes, and the phenomenon of the … Continue reading →
…performs the extremely-limited extremely-modified hangout. See also this and this. And although it’s not directly related, what’s up with Ruth Bader Ginsburg going on and on lately about the awfulness of Donald Trump? In this case, Trump is the one … Continue reading →
(Well, not quite everything.) Apparently there is a vogue for women holding their catch of the day in front of their naked chests. I kid you not (yes, photos at the link). Despite my proclivity for hiding body parts with … Continue reading →
It’s often an empty exercise to mourn what might have been. One reason is that one can never know, because the road not taken is just that: not taken. We are free to imagine any “if only” that suits our … Continue reading →
Hillary Clinton’s decision to use an alternate and insecure email system has never been adequately or convincingly explained. Her initial excuse was nonsensical and/or mendacious (wanting to use one device), and people have speculated ever since on the real reasons. … Continue reading →
Today is Prime Day at Amazon, and there are big savings in many many departments for Prime members. You can also become a Prime member for 30 days for free. If you want to save money AND help neo-neocon (and … Continue reading →
56% disapprove, to be exact, and only 36% approve. I had two thoughts on hearing this. The first was surprise that it was that many disapproving, and the second was, “What difference, at this point, will it make?” I doubted … Continue reading →
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton has gotten some flak for criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement by making a: …condescending comparison between demonstrators who stood shoulder to shoulder with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Jesse Jackson and … Continue reading →
…Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Recently scientists announced: Triple-star systems with detected planets are rare enough; this is believed to be just the fifth such discovery. But the giant gassy world in this one ”” formally known … Continue reading →