What gives?: Assuming Iran is indeed behind the attack on Saudi Arabia’s major oil refining facility, it represents a step-increase in Iranian-backed aggression in the region… The prospect of a wider general war between Gulf states is hard to predict, … Continue reading →
See this for a discussion of what’s going on with Brexit at the moment. [NOTE: Regarding the first sentence of the linked article, I used the “Hotel California” reference for the attempt to leave the EU back in March. I … Continue reading →
Well, it’s about time this book was written. It’s called Debunking Howard Zinn: Not only is Grabar’s book a thoroughly researched and exquisitely compiled refutation of Zinn’s book, but she covers the historical analysis in an approachable, flowing style that … Continue reading →
We can just call it “recycling humans.” This is apparently for real, although the guy presenting the idea isn’t actually a scientist: A conference about the food of the future called Gastro Summit being held in Stockholm Sweden featured a … 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 →
…you have computer neck.
Continue reading →…but even that is Trump’s fault. Trump provides a convenient reductionist Theory of Everything Wrong With the World. Excerpt: …New York Times Opinion staff writer and editor Bari Weiss openly admitted to the Reliable Sources panel that the media was … Continue reading →
I had said that Part II of “A sample of Utopian leftist thought” probably would be coming today. But I’m postponing it, probably till Monday I’ve got some big family events this weekend.
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Continue reading →If you want to see something heartwarming, take a look at this. It happened twenty years ago. But I had never heard of it before, and it’s quite a story: I love those kids at the end. So precise! I … Continue reading →
It looks very bad, with 20 reported dead, many more injured, and the suspect in custody: The suspected gunman has not been publicly named, but two law enforcement officials identified him to The Associated Press as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius of … Continue reading →
…hit record high.
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