The periodic table
[NOTE: I came across this post from 2006 the other day and thought it could bear a recycling.] When I was in junior high there was a large poster of the Periodic Table of the Elements that hung in the … Continue reading →
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Two Davids
There’s this: And then there’s this: ‘Nuff said.
Continue reading →Wasserman Schultz, Party girl
I’ve got a piece up at PJ about Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Continue reading →Spambot of the day
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The WASP-less election
I hadn’t thought of this before, but it’s an interesting point that Peter Shrag makes: For the first time in the 236-year history of the Republic, no one on either presidential ticket belongs to the once-prototypical American group, the White … Continue reading →
Is the left terrified…
…of Paul Ryan? I think they’re at least perturbed by him, not only because he’s smart and articulate, but because he’s got an incredibly likeable demeanor. That goes against the narrative about Republicans. It’s hard to pin the “callous, cold” … Continue reading →
The White House announces…
…that we will have Joe Biden to kick around some more. I don’t think that was ever in doubt. In this particular case, I think Obama is telling the truth when he says he has no intention of getting rid … Continue reading →
Ezra Klein says Paul Ryan is Obama’s golem, or something like that
Ever since Romney picked Paul Ryan as his VP, there’s been an awful lot of even-stranger-than-usual stuff coming from the mouths/pens/computers of Democrats. One of the oddest is a column by Maureen Dowd, which basically says that Ryan shouldn’t look … Continue reading →
“Where’s it written…
…we cannot lead the world in the 20th century in making automobiles?” asks Joe Biden. Nowhere, Joe, nowhere—because history tells us that we did do just that. Only problem is, it’s the 21st century now. I actually have some sympathy … Continue reading →
Did Romney write the Chillicothe speech himself?
I have absolutely no way of knowing whether this is true, and I take everything campaign aides say with a grain of salt. But if true, it’s exceedingly interesting [emphasis mine]: The Republican presidential candidate lit into his White House … Continue reading →
Fritz Haber and the uses of science
I had never heard of chemist Fritz Haber until a couple of days ago, when I watched a TV dramatization of his story that was so melodramatic that I thought it was surely an exaggeration. But surprisingly, when I looked … Continue reading →
Anyone…
…still think Romney’s not a fighter? I don’t often say “I told you so,” but I can’t resist this time (see the last paragraph of this post, as well as paragraphs 4-6 here). I don’t know whether Romney will win, … Continue reading →