Every year around this time I’m busy with my taxes. I like to joke that I may just be the person in the US with the highest ratio of tax complexity to income, because although I don’t make much money … Continue reading →
Two fascinating pieces came out recently about the phenomenon of the Never-Trumpers, now that it’s a year-plus into the Trump presidency. The first is David Brooks’ (yes, he of the crease in Obama’s pants) essay in the Times, entitled “The … Continue reading →
Say it isn’t so: Word that the country’s oldest continuously operating candy company might shut down has people suddenly hoarding Necco Wafers… Candy stores and consumers are trying to get their hands on whichever Necco products they can get, the … Continue reading →
No, that’s not a metaphor. This is about the actual rats that live in New York City—in particular, uptown vs. downtown. Surprisingly—well, to me, anyway—they are quite genetically similar and strongly resemble their European counterparts of the eighteenth century, having … Continue reading →
About two years ago I wrote a post about how many blog post drafts I was hoarding. Post-hoarding is a strange phenomenon I seem prone to, and this was my description back then: I didn’t see this coming – it … Continue reading →
As this article relates [hat tip: Powerline]: …[U]ndergraduates…vote with their feet. If an English department’s chairman tells the dean, “We’ve got to hire someone in this new area of ____,” the dean replies, “But you can’t even get your existing … Continue reading →
In particular, they are making it less likely we will pay close attention in the first place. Huh? What’s that you said? Simply put, it’s the idea that we’re literally outsourcing our mental capabilities to computers. In 2011, the journal … Continue reading →
I don’t mean “hysterical” as in “ha-ha.” I mean “hysterical” as in hyper, frenzied, almost-deranged. I have gotten to the point where I often don’t want to even look at the news. That’s a bit difficult for a blogger, although … Continue reading →
It’s called “Admissions,” and it’s by Joshua Harmon, and I’m surprised it was ever even produced, given the current political climate: It’s a relentless, often very funny exposé of the hypocrisies and self-contradictions of the diversity craze that defines virtually … Continue reading →
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 →
I find that lately I’ve been pulling back ever-so-slightly from day-to-day politics. It’s not that I’m not writing about that sort of thing; I definitely still am. I just find that, for the most part, the stories du jour are … Continue reading →
Yesterday and today, on the comments thread to this post I put up last night, there was a great deal of discussion about the reactions of the security guard at Parkland who failed to engage the shooter or even enter … Continue reading →