The Ides
I just noticed that today is the Ides of March: Shakespeare (in “Julius Caesar”—“Beware the Ides of March”) may be the reason why the line is famous today, but the Ides of March — a date on the Roman calendar … Continue reading →
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Do you think that antitrust laws…
…should be used against tech giants? See also this. [NOTE: The first link is to the Economist, which allows a limited number of free articles. The second is to the WSJ, which is behind a paywall that has become increasingly … Continue reading →
Prediction about the 2018 election
No, I’m not predicting what the results will be. I’m predicting what the Democratic tactic will be. Let’s call it the Lamb Approach. Here’s how I imagine it will go. In vulnerable Republican-held districts, find a pleasant, articulate Democrat who’s … Continue reading →
Skin color and violence, Down syndrome and “cheerfulness”
Every now and then there’s a side discussion in the comments section where I respond to someone at such great length, and with so much research involved, that I figure it makes sense to turn my comment into a post. … Continue reading →
Pennsylvania special election for House seat
It’s a squeaker, just as the polls predicted, although so far it seems to be squeaking in Democrat Conor Lamb’s direction. He’s declared victory, although the fat lady hasn’t quite sung yet. How do we interpret this? It’s certainly not … Continue reading →
Another day, another blizzard
And I just hope the power doesn’t go out. We’ve had quite a few blizzards lately. And yes, this one isn’t technically a blizzard because the winds haven’t reached 35 mph. Mostly they’re calling it “blizzard-like,” although some headlines do … Continue reading →
Hillary’s newest outburst against the people who didn’t vote for her
It’s an odd thing that yesterday I wrote a post comparing Obama’s “bitter clinger” remarks to Hillary’s comments about “deplorables,” and almost immediately after that I I saw that she’d just doubled down on those sort of comments, this time … Continue reading →
Tillerson’s finally fired
Well, it’s been rumored almost as long as Rex Tillerson has been Secretary of State, and almost as often as those “chaos in the White House” stories have been published, and now it’s finally happened: Trump has fired Tillerson. And … Continue reading →
The bitter clinger Trump voters
You probably remember something about that fundraiser speech that Obama gave in 2008 in San Francisco, the one that featured his infamous, insulting, condescending, and reductionist “bitter clingers” remark. But looking back on it, it strikes me that Obama’s approach … Continue reading →
Are we close to making fusion power practical?
This seems a bit far-fetched (or at least premature) to me, but wouldn’t it be nice?: The project, a collaboration between scientists at MIT and a private company, will take a radically different approach to other efforts to transform fusion … Continue reading →
History repeats itself in the UK: another child sex abuse ring and another coverup
Seems to be Rotherham all over again: The Sunday Mirror blew open ANOTHER child sex abuse ring in Britain. This 18-month investigation found up to 1,000 girls, as young as 11, raped, sold for sex, and even killed for over … Continue reading →
The man who could do everything: Tommy Rall
Well, maybe not everything. But an extraordinary number of things. And boy, could he do them well. A while back I showed a clip of Rall in the barn dance from “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” in which he was … Continue reading →