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Open thread 6/22/2026
Yesterday was the summer solstice.
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(1) I haven’t written yet about Obama’s much-critiqued presidential center. But it’s about what you’d expect: the most expensive ever. I’m not a big fan of the presidential center/library concept anyway; we used to do just fine without them. See … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/20/2026
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Open thread 6/18/2026
Open thread 6/17/2026
The show must go on:
Continue reading →News roundup
(1) Trump turned 80 on Sunday. Whatever you may think of him, he’s doing pretty darn well physically for 80. USA Today marks the occasion with an article purporting to say “what happens to your body at 80.” Bodies age … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/16/2026
Have people gone stark raving mad?:
Continue reading →Hating Elon Musk; hating Boomers
Though shalt not covet is one of the Ten Commandments. When I was young I didn’t quite understand what “covet” meant, although later on it was explained to me that it had to do with envy. It didn’t occur to … Continue reading →