…is not the territory: Presently, the best climate models fall many orders of magnitude short of the power and intricacy needed to effectively predict the long-term climate patterns that emerge from the interactions of all these planetary systems. And that’s … Continue reading →
Last night I missed the Oscars entirely. No great loss. But I had to catch up with my favorite part—pretty much my only favorite part—the fashions. In keeping with the topsy-turvy nature of today’s world, this “best” and “worst” selection … Continue reading →
Hey, I get busy for a day and don’t get on my computer, and when I return I see there are 158 comments to plow through in the “tyrant” thread. No better proof of the fact that discussions around the … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP for emphasis.] I mean that literally. I’ve written before that Trump’s history with power and government, and much of what he actually advocates with his own mouth, point to the fact that he has tyrannical impulses that are … Continue reading →
In 1941 George Balanchine choreographed the ballet “Concerto Barocco” to Bach’s Concerto in D minor for Two Violins. When I write “choreographed to,” I really mean it, because the dance has virtually no plot except to express the music, with … Continue reading →
Iranians are going to the polls on Friday: The world is watching to see if the reformist camp will gain ground, but expectations aren’t high. …[T]he nuclear agreement Iran and world powers completed last year…[is unlikely to] produce significant internal … Continue reading →
…and it’s a bumpy ride: The game of chicken, also known as the hawk-dove game or snowdrift game, is an influential model of conflict for two players in game theory. The principle of the game is that while each player … Continue reading →
I could write a tome—and I already have—on this campaign so far. But I’ll desist, because I still like to have a life and on occasion do things other than write this blog. And I’m sure you folks sometimes do … Continue reading →
Dog bites man, and Christie endorses Trump. I’m surprised that this move would surprise anyone. Since the debate right before New Hampshire, when Rubio was in the ascendance and Christie went after him with both guns blazing, it seemed that … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I didn’t watch the debate in real time (had a family event) but I watched much of it later, plus a few clips.] Donald Trump has already said that it doesn’t matter what he does because his fans will … Continue reading →
Here’s an open thread for tonight’s GOP debate. I am going out to a family event and will not be liveblogging, but I plan to chime in late this evening. Probably very late. But in the meantime feel free to … Continue reading →
So much news; here’s just a small sampler: Reports are that Sandoval doesn’t want to be a pawn in Obama’s SCOTUS justice nomination game. Here’s one of the best writers around, Richard Fernandez, on the “interesting” times in which we … Continue reading →