The Millennium . . . + 16 (or Whatever)
2015-12-31 – Regardless of when you thought the Millennium was supposed to arrive, it’s come and it’s gone. No apocalypse. No golden age. No. It’s been more like going from […]
Tag Archives: Politics
“We Must Always Take Sides . . .”
2015-12-29 – Today I saw an interesting quotation on Facebook and reposted it. I’ve been having second thoughts about it though, so I decided to write about it. First, the […]
Could We Have Handled World War II?
2015-12-22 – In my last post I tried to parody the shrillness of today’s media with the “breaking news” of daybreak. You all know what it’s like. We’re all so […]
You Love Stories that Make Them Seem Stupid—True or Not
2015-12-15 – There’s been a story floating around making fun of the North Carolina town of Woodland that supposedly disapproved the installation of a solar farm on the ground that […]
Not All Mammals Are Dogs
2015-12-08 – Not all mammals are dogs. You probably know this. You and I are not dogs. Your pet cats are not dogs. Horses are not dogs. Nor are bears […]
Gesundheit to All the Victims of Gun Violence in the US
2015-12-03 – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel supposedly once said: You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And everyone is doing it today. 14 people die in San Bernadino. […]
Is There Nothing Celebratory & Joyous?
2015-11-26 – There’s been a mini-furor this week over the following tweet by @JoyceCarolOates: All we hear of ISIS is puritanical & punitive; is there nothing celebratory & joyous? Or […]
The Importance of Telling Good Muslims from Bad Muslims
2015-11-24 – Ever since 9/11 there’s been a constant debate about whether terrorism is inherent in Islam or not. For the most part, liberals say no (with the notable exception […]
How to Talk to Kids About ISIS
2015-11-22 – I’ve been seeing a lot of stories that ask the question “how should we talk to kids about ISIS?” I’ve always wondered about these kinds of stories. How […]
Extreme Weather Targets Millions
2015-11-19 – It wasn’t enough to stop reporting air temperature as wind chill. As I write this the actual temperature outside is 41° F. With the wind chill factor it […]
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