I have to say I’ve been very very happy not to have to talk about Hillary Clinton ever since the 2016 election. And it’s also true that I don’t have to talk about her, even now. So, why am I … Continue reading →
Take a look: I am here today to announce that the program known as DACA that was effectuated under the Obama administration is being rescinded,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday at the Justice Department… In a statement after his … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’ve already had a busy day, having come home last night on the redeye from the West Coast. Since I didn’t sleep on the plane, I tried to stay up this afternoon in order to reset my bioclock. No … Continue reading →
(1) You can never have too many heirs to the throne. Actually, I suppose you can; in the very olden days, when the throne really meant something, heirs sometimes duked it out rather than Duking it out. But those days … Continue reading →
Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last gasp, the moment … Continue reading →
I hate, hate, hate the new YouTube format. I am not alone in this, although plenty of people like it as well. You may not have noticed it, but it happened a few days ago. It happens now and then—you’ve … Continue reading →
So, what’s going to happen with DACA? I’ve read a number of articles on the right recently that mull over what Trump will do—will he preserve it or won’t he?—and a bunch more about the pernicious Republicans in Congress wanting … Continue reading →
The young man in the following video tells his political change story, and in doing so he describes a process that I think—having contemplated the process of political change myself for about a decade and a half—is the heart of … Continue reading →
This one: Looks bad for the cop, who is a Salt Lake City police detective. He must have known it was being recorded, too. I can’t find anyone defending this guy, but if you go to the YouTube comments for … Continue reading →
Molly Worthen has written an article in the the NY Times recommending the memorization of poetry: Since ancient times, humans have memorized and recited poetry. Before the invention of writing, the only way to possess a poem was to memorize … Continue reading →
Commenter “parker” writes: …it is simple, but it seems simple is difficult to understand. Never go to war unless we are prepared to use all of the force we can muster to bring the enemy to a state of being … Continue reading →
I find that as a blogger I often bite off more than I can chew. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say more than I intended to chew. My estimates of how much time and effort a post will take … Continue reading →