I’m about to go outside…
…and the weather report says the “real feel” (I guess that’s replaced “windchill factor”) is minus 16. Not too bad.
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Anesthesia and consciousness
Here’s a fascinating article on the mysterious working of anesthesia, which is as yet a poorly understood although highly effective and useful tool: Anesthesiologists speak of patients descending through “the planes of anesthesia”””from the “plane of disorientation” through the “plane … Continue reading →
American teens are delaying sex more
This seems like good news: Fewer U.S. teens are sexually active these days, as many wait until later in high school to try sex for the first time, a new report reveals. But the numbers are still shocking, at least … Continue reading →
Have Trump’s critics lost their sense of humor?
David Frum certainly has: This morning’s presidential Twitter outburst recalls those words of Fredo Corleone’s in one of the most famous scenes from The Godfather series. Trump tweeted that his “two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, … Continue reading →
Have Wolff’s minutes of fame already started to wind down?
Maybe, at least among anyone paying attention to this sort of thing: Michael Wolff, the author of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” included a note at the start that casts significant doubt on the reliability of the … Continue reading →
On Jeff Sessions, Congress, and marijuana law
I’m basically with National Review on this: Under Article II, the executive is obliged to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed,” and, under federal law, marijuana remains prohibited. Using prosecutorial discretion as a smokescreen for nullification is not … Continue reading →
Never-Trumpers never-Trumping
Commenter “DNW” writes: My guess is that most of the rage [at Trump] is not really at his uncouthness, or the many abrasive personality traits he is said to have, but more, or equally, a chagrin and alarm over what … Continue reading →
Valet Olympics
Yes. Seriously. A competition for parking valets. I’ve long been in awe of the skill of parking attendants in city lots, although I don’t have much experience with other forms of valet parking. I can parallel park well enough (after … Continue reading →
On Wolff: the latest chapter in the continuing anti-Trump effort
Of course, to call it an “anti-Trump effort” is to both understate and simplify the matter. Since the evening it became clear that Donald Trump would become president of the United States, and millions upon millions of totally shocked Americans … Continue reading →
Let it snow
Well, we don’t have much choice, do we? It’s snowing, the wind is blowing (but not, I think, at blizzard level), and I have no reason to go out today. As for great blizzards of the past, I well remember … Continue reading →
Predicting Iran
Iran is unpredictable. I have no idea what will happen there. But I do know that tyrannies stay in power through a number of mechanisms. One is complete mind control, but only North Korea seems to be able to do … Continue reading →
Finally, Steve Bannon gets some respect from the press?
Why? Because he said something they want to hear: that the meeting between Kushner et. al. and some Russians was “treasonous.” Bannon, of course, has reason (or thinks he has reason) to hate Kushner. You may or may not recall … Continue reading →