Don’t Forget: Black Lives Matter
While deciding if we can watch Gone with the Wind or use racist pancake mix, the House and Senate were working on bills dealing with police brutality.
Monthly Archive: July 2020
Remembering Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner was one of the funniest men in show business for almost 70 years, which hardly seems possible.
The Eagle Has Encountered Customs
The following story is meant to be humorous. The crew of Apollo 11 did not, as far as we know, have a Duty Free catalog in the Command Module.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Minesweeper, Updated
This is a game that asks “Wouldn’t Minesweeper be better if it were an RPG?” And it adds items, and coins, monsters, hit points, armor, and you name it.
Do All Lives Matter?
One thing I’ve noticed about the correction of “All Lives Matter” is that it doesn’t really seem sufficient if one’s goal is purely to inform.
From political reporter Theo Keith: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has asked President Donald Trump for a federal disaster declaration
Theo Keith is a political reporter from KMSP in Minneapolis. NEWS: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has asked President Donald Trump for a federal disaster declaration to deal with damage from the late May rioting...
They Who Must Not Be Named
Today I realized I’m tired of the fight over the “Redskins” name, tired of citing Ives Goddard, and tired of taking positions on the polls.
A Threat to Religious Liberty? Hardly.
In reality, though, religious conservatives do not have much to fear from the Roberts Court
Weekend Plans Post: On Running A 5K
I visited my friends and we ran a 5K. It took about an hour. Yeah, maybe it was more of a jog.And, lemme tell ya, if I could do it. You can do it.
Mini-Throughput: The Living Sun
That’s why studying the Sun matters. That’s why SDO matters. The more we know about the Sun, the better our chances of avoiding a disaster.
From NBC New York: Jeffrey Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested, Sources Say
From NBC New York: Jeffrey Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested, Sources Say Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and heiress who became a confidante of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and was later accused of involvement...
DC Statehood: 68.34 Square Miles of Constitutional Conundrum
Opponents of D.C. statehood, with the certainty of gospel truth, state DC statehood would require a Constitutional Amendment. I disagree. Am I right to?
The Confederate Flags of Comer’s Store
Mr. Comer used those flags to efficiently my generation into a special kind of passive, blind and “nice” racism. But racism nevertheless — on autopilot.
Happy Canada Day!
On this day in 1982, Canada officially changed the name of “Dominion Day” to “Canada Day”. Happy 38th Canada Day, guys! (Featured Image is “Canadian Flag” by MarkDoliner and is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)
Hollow Rights & Hollow Points
It doesn’t matter as much if they can’t arrest you if they can just kill you. Rights that are not consistently respected aren’t rights.
Wednesday Writs: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
Let’s discuss religious freedom in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, via another new decision fresh off the SCOTUS presses.
