Barron Trump
Has moved into the White House with his mother and grandparents. He’s certainly a tall tall kid for eleven years old. Barron is either going through early puberty or is going to be a giant, or both. He has two … Continue reading →
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Do you remember the Boston busing crisis?
Or do you just think you do? [The following is a repeat of a previous post, somewhat edited.] I thought I remembered it pretty well. But when I started to research the subject, the first articles I read puzzled me … Continue reading →
New federal judge nominees
This should warm the cockles of your hearts: President Donald J. Trump today announced his fourth wave of Federal judicial nominees. These nominations follow the successful confirmation of Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court, the … Continue reading →
Have you tried those fasting diets?
Here’s an article that purports to go into the science of the currently popular fasting diets, rather than the hype. My problem with these diets is very simple: if I go for too long without eating I get a migraine, … Continue reading →
The case against Comey
Jonatahn Turley lays it out. Turley is an interesting figure. I’ve written about him many times before, most notably here. I find him to be one of the more objective and fair legal analysts writing today. I don’t always agree … Continue reading →
More on Comey: did he commit an indictable offense? and other observations
Somewhat lost in the Comey shuffle for some analysts: Comey’s admission that he was the memo leaker. Jonathan Turley wonders about the possible legal consequences: One of the most interesting new disclosures today in the Comey hearing was the admission … Continue reading →
British election: May miscalculation
I don’t always get the parliamentary system’s finer points. For example—until recently Theresa May’s party held a majority in Parliament, so why on earth would she risk losing it by calling for a snap election? I understand that she was … Continue reading →
The oldest fossil mushroom
Found. Actually, it’s one of the very few fossil mushrooms we have. But all mushrooms, fossilized or otherwise, look pretty ancient to me. Here’s the fossil:
Continue reading →Andrew C. McCarthy on the Flynn investigation
Well worth reading. Excerpt: …[L]aw-enforcement is not supposed to subject a person to the processes of a criminal investigation absent a good faith belief that a crime may have occurred. It is abusive to interrogate people, not to uncover a … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Department of “you would be the last person I’d tell”: Heya! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any trouble with hackers? My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing months of hard work due … Continue reading →
Comey’s testimony: in the eye of the beholder, like most things Trump
Today James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. You can see highlights here, and as well as many tweets on the subject. And you can see a large sampling of the summaries and points of view on the testimony … Continue reading →
Updates on the new blog theme
No, the new theme for the blog is nowhere near ready. But in response to all your comments on the previous thread on this topic, I wanted to announce that: (1) I can’t stand nested comments either. They make a … Continue reading →