Today is the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. I reposted something I wrote a few years ago in honor of the occasion, but I have a few more thoughts to add. Seventy years is a long time, but not … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is an updated repeat of a previous post.] Today is the seventieth anniversary of the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. The generation that reacted to it by mobilizing and fighting World War II is on its last … Continue reading →
Demographer S. Jay Olshansky has done a study appearing in JAMA which he claims debunks the popular idea that serving as POTUS is so stressful it shortens a person’s life: Olshansky found that 23 of the 34 U.S. presidents who … Continue reading →
…BIG black holes.
Continue reading →…a funeral today, so posting will be light. I’ve been thinking about the passage of time lately. I went to a wedding this past Saturday and there was my own childhood friend taking up her role as the mother of … Continue reading →
Pelosi threatens. Newt responds.
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Continue reading →I wasn’t going to write anymore about this. After all, Cain’s out of the race, so what’s the point? But this Daily Beast interview with Ginger White seduced me (as it were) into reading more, and then writing more. It’s … Continue reading →
In an announcement that can come as no surprise, Herman Cain drops out of the presidential race. Does this mean the charges against him are true? Maybe. Maybe not. It’s certainly no admission of guilt on his part. I certainly … Continue reading →
Why is it that so many people seem to care less about Newt Gingrich’s serial infidelities than those (alleged or real) of other politicians? Is it because it’s old news? Is it because no one can imagine having sex with … Continue reading →
Today’s a slow news day so far. Herman Cain promises to say something later about whether he’s going to drop out of the race. Newt Gingrich is still Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney is still Mitt Romney. Fancy that. So … Continue reading →