Bernie Sanders, man of the people
Sanders isn’t one of the richest of politicians, but he’s got a few million.
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India avenges Daniel Pearl
The murder of Daniel Pearl seems like ancient history now; it happened early in 2002. However, a few weeks after the October 7, 2023 massacre in Israel I took a look back at Pearl’s murder and wrote this: Remember Daniel … Continue reading →
Papal surprise
The surprise? The newly-elected pope is an American from Chicago. I don’t think that was on the radar screen of any predictions I ever read or heard. His name is Robert Prevost, to be known as Pope Leo XIV. It … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/8/2025
Even without the clicks, he’s got a great voice:
Continue reading →AI taking over education?
This is a problem – a big problem: For higher education, “AI’s takeover [is] a full-blown existential crisis.” “College is just how well I can use ChatGPT at this point.” “I think we are years — or months, probably — … Continue reading →
The conflict between India and Pakistan
A helpful tip for people of the future: don’t partition an “I” state and a “P” state, especially if the “P” state is Muslim. Israel and Palestine; India and Pakistan. I’m being a bit facetious about a topic that’s very … Continue reading →
Birthrates large and small
Commenter “Snow on Pine” recently started a discussion about people claiming China’s population is less than officially reported. That rang a small bell for me; I believe such rumors/reports are mostly based on the work of this guy: China has … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/7/2025
This is one of Cohen’s less well-known songs, but I think it’s very beautiful. He (uncharacteristically) forgets some of the words to the third chorus – the one about his children – which go like this: And they lead me … Continue reading →
The Trump assassination-attempt photo wins a Pulitzer
But it’s the wrong photo. Although the winner is an interesting shot (literally; it shows the bullet track before hitting Trump’s ear), it can’t compare in terms of composition and importance to the one that became iconic. The latter – … Continue reading →
Met Gala fashion
I thought I’d do a light little number on the usual over-the-top fashions at the Met Gala, but I ran into the fact that the following story has taken over and dominated everything else. I think it’s a tale for … Continue reading →
The FBI misled the public on the 2017 baseball practice shooting of Republican members of Congress
I guess this is news, but it seems to me that we (the right, that is) already knew it and so should have any sentient being following the story: The FBI “misled the public” for years in claiming a sniper’s … Continue reading →
What’s going on with Senator Tillis saying he probably won’t back Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney for D.C.?
Tillis, Republican senator from North Carolina who is on the Judiciary Committee, is saying that he will oppose Ed Martin, Trump’s nominee for the powerful position of U.S. Attorney for D.C.. Here’s his “reasoning”: I met with Mr. Martin. He … Continue reading →