Last Thursday the WaPo published the usual takedown of the nefarious Koch brothers, purporting to show that “biggest lease holder in the northern Alberta oil sands” is a Koch brothers holding, and that they would be a big beneficiary of … Continue reading →
Not a pretty sight, except to another oviraptorosaur, is this newly-discovered species called Anzu wyliei: Eleven feet tall and 500 pounds in weight, looks like a chicken but acts like a dinosaur. With its toothless beak, long legs, huge feet, … Continue reading →
…it’s perfectly fine. Racism is defined by the messenger, not the message. And any time a Republican says something he’s guilty until proven innocent. That goes for black Republicans, too, because they don’t exist—once a black person becomes a conservative … Continue reading →
The search for Flight 370 “has exposed the technological limits of satellites” which can see the globe but are not designed to hone in on every section of it equally. Understandably, they concentrate their strongest attention on parts of the … Continue reading →
And it seems to go rather well: Delivering a rare speech for a Republican at this bastion of liberalism, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday was given multiple standing ovations by the left-wing audience after railing against government surveillance and … Continue reading →
This seems reasonable to me: Putin has a strategy. And it’s working. What he most fears is that Ukraine might join NATO, removing yet another buffer state between himself and the West and kiboshing his plans for the Eurasian Union, … Continue reading →
Maybe, although Carney has denied it. It certainly wouldn’t surprise me if it happened. And Carney’s disclaimer is more or less irrelevant; he has no credibility left. However, it hardly matters if they get the questions ahead or not, because … Continue reading →
When I turned off my computer late last night, it was only a fairly short while after the Australians had announced they were speeding to look at some debris located by satellite many many miles off their southwestern coast (and … Continue reading →
I just turned on the TV as some of the cable news networks were engaged in hyping the fact that Australia has announced that satellites have imaged two pieces of debris in the southern Indian Ocean that might be from … Continue reading →
I get tired of writing “no surprise here.” But—no surprise here: Health industry officials say ObamaCare-related premiums will double in some parts of the country, countering claims recently made by the administration. The expected rate hikes will be announced in … Continue reading →
…would Putin listen to any threats or admonitions coming from the US or the EU right now? I cannot think of one. It’s not that they have no economic power over him—they do—it’s that they seem to have no will … Continue reading →
Just for fun, I randomly chose an election year from the past to compare to recent ones. Here’s the map for the presidential race of 1880: Fifteen years after the Civil War, you can see an exceptionally dramatic North/South polarization. … Continue reading →