Overheard
I’m sitting in the public library, where a volunteer is explaining the contents to a group of recent immigrants to Canada. “It’s not real. Fiction is not real,” she explains. Says you! I think.
Monthly Archive: August 2014
Tweet of the Day
From Popehat, regarding Ferguson. And yes, this means I’ve actually been looking at Twitter.
Linky Friday #79
Links! Click on them and go places! This week: Politics, the Future, Space, the Environment, Housing, and Asia!
No Violence, Just Justice
Guilt leaves me sick. Anger leaves me nearly speechless. I cannot do Ferguson justice. Let’s hope that we, as a country, can.
Speculation on the Reasons for Michael Brown’s Death
Vikram speculates on the thought processes of Michael Brown and the police officer who killed him.
Supply Chain Management Questions
I’ve noticed that Amazon.com is very good at shipping items that are already in stock and it usually only takes them a day or two to do so. Often it takes them less time....
The End of Racism in Ferguson, MO
In the first of a series, Tod Kelly reflects on the books and movies of one of the Right’s “premier intellectuals,” and what they say about the way we view the unfolding events in Furgeson, Mo.
The Rise of Romney, Part III?
Is Mitt Romney the man for 2016? Probably not, but renewed interest in the man tells us quite a bit.
Our Population Problem
Does the growing global population really present a threat to humanity? Mike Dwyer ponders Malthusian theory.
Robin Williams Open Thread
I am sure everyone is aware of the tragic death of Robin Williams yesterday. This is the fist time I have ever seen my facebook feed explode with grief over the death of a...
Please Help Mon Tiki Win.
Please help my family by helping Mon Tiki win the Dan’s Paper’s “Best of the Best 2014” Charter Sailboat.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Barack Obama Bombs Iraq Again
But it’s our guns that got bombed. We’re trying to keep them out of the hands of the group affiliated with the group that we argued about helping in Syria. If it’s true that...
