Afghanistan has long been a terrible place to go to war, as Kipling knew: When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, And the women come out to cut up what remains, Jest roll to your rifle and blow out … Continue reading →
The November 2020 election seems like it took place a very long time ago. Slowly, ever so slowly, more of the details are emerging about how absentee ballots fared. We may never know whether or not the problems they raised … Continue reading →
After all, the myriad awful things we’ve learned about him so far don’t seem to have made a particle of difference. But this is still disturbing – or would be, in a world where dissipation like that still offended the … Continue reading →
No, not really. And strangely enough, it’s NPR that’s reporting this: In a leaked report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a surprising claim about the delta variant of the coronavirus: It “is as transmissible as: – Chicken … Continue reading →
Oregon has quietly enacted some legislation on education in the state: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown privately signed a bill last month ending the requirement for high school students to prove proficiency in reading, writing, and arithmetic before graduation… The bill, … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Because it went so well for Bush: President George W. Bush seemed to get nothing right when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005. First, rather than visiting the scene of the disaster, he made a flyover … Continue reading →
Here’s a piece on the entire California recall situation: what Newsom’s chances are, and how the recall system works there. For what it’s worth, my prediction is that he will not be recalled but the vote will be close. And … Continue reading →
The question, of course, is why now? I have little doubt that Cuomo’s touchy-feely tendencies have been known for ages, and the problems with his COVID policies for nursing homes have also been known for well over a year. Someone … Continue reading →