Open thread 5/24/22
Seems to me there’s a reason that most of these are less common:
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The Aussie election
Australia recently had an election in which the far left won. I hadn’t followed it at all till I heard the news, but the BBC calls it a “great shock to the system”: Victory belongs to Anthony Albanese, only the … Continue reading →
I have some things I have to do this afternoon…
…and probably will be posting again in late afternoon or early evening.
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This is a reading from Thomas Sowell’s book Conquest and Cultures, that was witten in 1998. I’ve never read it but it sounds interesting – of course, virtually all his books sound interesting and probably are. This is a good … Continue reading →
Pithy sayings by none other than Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck certainly had a way with words. For example: “Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.” “God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.” (I’d heard that one … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/23/22
Okay, so the chicken is being cued by a red laser. The bird nevertheless seems to anticipate a few of the higher notes, and the execution is impressive. And then there’s the eating of the flower stems at the end; … Continue reading →
The story of my left eye – so far: Part VI
[Part I can be found here. Part II can be found here. Part III can be found here. Part IV can be found here. Part V can be found here.] At the end of Part V, I’d had my surgery … Continue reading →
Biden border injunction
During the Trump administration, he was often blocked by federal judges issuing national injunctions on things he was attempting to do. Now the shoe is on the other foot: A Louisiana federal judge blocked the Biden administration on Friday from … Continue reading →
Help for spinal cord injuries?
This is tremendously encouraging: The drug, called AZD1236 and developed by the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, can reduce the “secondary damage” generated by the body’s response to spinal cord injury, they said in an article published Friday by the journal Clinical … Continue reading →
Hispanics disapprove of Biden, but so do a lot of other people
A recent poll and breakdown (it’s hard to get the spacing right on the blog, so these may be a bit hard to read – follow the link if you want to see the original charts): 1a. Do you approve … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/21/22
Roundup
(1) Here’s how the Ukraine war is going these days. See also this. (2) Hillary Clinton’s former campaign manager testifies in the Sussman trial: Former Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook testified Friday that then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton approved the … Continue reading →