What’s going on in Ukraine, and what’s likely to happen next? Here’s one analysis: A real democracy in Ukraine is an existential threat to the entire system that Vladimir Putin has built since 2000. Ironically because Putin is right ”“ … Continue reading →
Hugo Chavez is dead, but his legacy lives on. And that means that Venezuela is in a heap of trouble: The suddenness of Venezuela’s collapse should have come as no surprise because downfalls are inherently abrupt…Imagine there’s no money to … Continue reading →
Some dogs really really really don’t want to take a bath. And some dogs really do. I think the anti-bath growlers and teeth-bearers are kind of scary; seems to me they could bite. But some of the rest are pretty … Continue reading →
…get back in the kitchen. I’m ambivalent about the open kitchen concept. But mostly I like it. I’ve had both kinds, and I don’t like being cooped up. It really depends how often you entertain, and with what formality. And … Continue reading →
An important history.
Continue reading →Almost all Bridgegate, almost all the time. What could be more important?
Continue reading →…so maybe it will be just as successful for New York’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, if the speeches at his inauguration are any indication of the drift. When the New York Times calls it “pointless and tacky haranguing” and … Continue reading →
…this is the rule in California about illegal immigrants and Medicaid (known as “Medi-Cal” in that state): For Medi-Cal, immigration status only affects the scope of service. The services that Medi-Cal provides to undocumented immigrants include, but are not limited … Continue reading →
Now that the holidays are officially over I’d like to thank everyone who used my blog to order from Amazon during Christmas and Chanukah. You may have been buying gifts for your family and friends, but you also gave a … Continue reading →
Of course, since you asked so nicely: Let me bookmark your site and also make bottles furthermore?
Continue reading →…and they’ll tell you who you vote for. What about me? I hardly drink anything. Perhaps that makes me politically weird, which I already knew.
Continue reading →I like the look of the year so much better: “2014” is prettier than “2013.” And yes, that’s very numberist of me. Fresh start. Clean slate. Even rather than odd. And right now I’m doing the two huge loads of … Continue reading →