Back later
Right now I have to shepherd a friend who can’t drive to a fairly lengthy doctor appointment, and I ran out of time working on a post I was about to publish. So I’m off, and I plan to finish … Continue reading →
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Media outing private citizens who have the wrong politics
And by “the wrong politics” I mean anti-Democrat and pro-Trump. This sort of thing is sickening. It used to even be considered what was quaintly known as “un-American”: The guy posted a silly video (the “drunk Pelosi” video) to make … Continue reading →
North Korea: now you see him, now you don’t
North Korean official Kim Yong Chol, widely reported to have been purged (i.e. “re-educated”) following the collapse of the most recent talks between the US and North Korea, has surfaced again, seemingly none the worse for wear and in favor … Continue reading →
Turley turns on Mueller
First Dershowitz, and now Turley: The concerns over Mueller’s motivations was heightened by the justifications that he has offered for some of his decisions like not reaching a conclusion on the weight of the evidence on obstruction. Many of us … Continue reading →
Making gametes for humans
It’s not possible yet, but they’re working on it: Progress toward making “artificial gametes” has been accelerating. In Japan, mice were born from eggs scientists had manufactured in a dish from a tail cell. Chinese scientists later claimed they had … Continue reading →
There’s a tremendous flaw (actually, several) in the reasoning of this article in Reason, comparing Trump’s tariffs to the Berlin Wall
Law professor Ilya Somin makes a very poor analogy between Trump’s Mexican tariffs and the Berlin Wall in this article entitled and subtitled, “Trump’s Plan to Force Mexico to Lock In its Own People: The President’s effort to coerce Mexico … Continue reading →
NYC public education has become dedicated to racial categories (Part I)
Did you know that, in New York City, Asians have become some sort of
Continue reading →Nevada governor vetoes National Popular Vote bill
You may have noticed that Nevada recently joined the club of state legislatures that have passed laws joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and saying that they would go with the popular vote in an election. Well, this time … Continue reading →
Passengers
Last night I watched “Passengers,” a movie that was made in 2016 and can roughly be described as science fiction. It’s no masterpiece, but I liked it, which is more than I can say for most movies I see these … Continue reading →
Israeli politics is crazy
I’m not too keen on parliamentary systems in general. Too many small parties are given power. The one good thing about parliamentary systems, IMHO, is that they are more responsive than ours and elections can be called if there’s no … Continue reading →
The spelling bee ran out of words
The kids outlasted the testers, and eight winners were left standing: Eight spellers were better than the dictionary. They were better than anything the Scripps National Spelling Bee could throw at them. And they all ended up with a hand … Continue reading →
Bill Barr opines
Bill Barr gave a long interview to Jan Crawford, and you can find a transcript here and the recording here. I haven’t read the entire thing nor have I listened to it, but Ace has taken the time and trouble … Continue reading →