Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms are famous mainly because of the Norman Rockwell art that illustrated the concepts. I wrote about that art in this post from fifteen years ago (my, my, how time flies). But today I’m writing about the ideas … Continue reading →
This is very disturbing on so many levels:
Continue reading →For some reason my scheduled open thread for today didn’t post as intended. But better late than never, right?
Continue reading →NOTE: I have a busy day today and can’t give this the attention it deserves at the moment. But I wanted to put it out there anyway, probably to be revisited in greater depth in the future. We’re heard over … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I wrote the first part of the following post in 2013. Since then, the problem and the hubris it describes have increased exponentially. So I thought it might be a good time to re-post it and add some new … Continue reading →
Probably not. And it’s certainly too late for us to learn anything that will change the actual results of the 2020 election. But more information slowly emerges: Counting at the State Farm Arena, however, continued past 10:30 p.m. after most … Continue reading →
I’m not really big on tribute bands. I much prefer the original versions of songs, and the internet gives us rapid access to most of those. So why bother with a group that tries to re-create that? Who cares? The … Continue reading →
[The following is a slightly edited repeat of a previous post.] Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. I’ve been impressed by the fact that Passover is a religious holiday dedicated to an idea that’s not solely religious: … Continue reading →
You may recall that Sweden never really locked down over COVID. Although certain precautions were recommended, life went on more normally than in most other countries. The official death count per million people there from COVID was lower than in … Continue reading →
It is sad to see how susceptible people are to Critical Race Training propaganda – although I suppose it’s not all that surprising. CRT is more than propaganda, of course. It functions more like a cult that is programmed through … Continue reading →