When I read this story I thought of the ancient Greeks, who had a fine sense of hubris/nemesis: Bill Gates, among others, is backing the Harvard Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment. The SCoPEx is researching a form of “geoengineering” to prevent … Continue reading →
I nominate this for my favorite political remark of 2020: “I’m under 45,” [DeSantis] continued. “So, people under 45 are not going to be first in line for [the COVID vaccine]. And so when it’s my turn, I will take … Continue reading →
The senator from Missouri has announced that he will challenge the Electoral College certification of the presidential election: This courageous act, in conjunction with similar pledges already made by members of the House, opens the door to serious discussion of … Continue reading →
An interesting pairing: Americans are most likely to name President Donald Trump and Michelle Obama as most admired man and woman in 2020. Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honor last year but edged out his predecessor this … Continue reading →
From commenter “Nancy B”: In my family it doesn’t make sense to call either my mother or sister “leftist” — they aren’t political in the sense that they have never really thought about politics philosophically or participated practically. But my … Continue reading →
I began blogging sixteen years ago, and almost from the start I would hear from people – privately, in emails – about how they had to maintain a false front in their jobs about their conservatism in order to maintain … Continue reading →
Found at the website of Pennsylvania State Representative Russ Diamond: A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in … Continue reading →
Paul Mirengoff discusses a national drive currently underway to institute standards for a civics curriculum. Sounds good, right? After all, civics is a subject that’s been highly neglected and is extremely important. Most of you probably can see the catch, … Continue reading →
I see this move as being motivated by (a) the fact that if Trump had vetoed the bill, Congress was able to override his veto anyway or pass it next session; and (2) he was looking to the January 5th … Continue reading →
A very unusual suicide, but a suicide nonetheless, with remains confirmed by DNA. Some people who commit suicide want to send a message. If that was the case for 63-year-old Anthony (Tony) Warner, the message so far has been cryptic: … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yesterday in the comments to the Everly Brothers post, the name of Laura Nyro was brought up by commenter “Brio.” That reminded me that I had posted – at least, I thought I had posted – a piece on … Continue reading →
It sure doesn’t feel like Saturday to me. I assume that’s because yesterday was a holiday. Of course, at this point in my life the days of the week don’t have the sharp delineations they used to have. No child … Continue reading →