The Debate, Or Whatever That Was, And That Old Familiar Feeling
What we now have before us in this debate is the distilling of President Donald J. Trump to his purer, concentrated form.
Monthly Archive: September 2020
Wednesday Writs: Meanwhile, Elsewhere Edition
Vanessa Bryant sues, Bill Murray “feuds” with the Doobie Brothers, NY Times and the President’s taxes, and more.
Writing the Lead on the Way to the Ballpark: Debate Edition
Pictured is the Versailles rail accident in 1842, perhaps a preview of the coming debate when the candidates will be almost as old as the painting
Amy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 1
We don’t have to guess; I turn to the actual, written judicial opinions of Amy Coney Barrett for insight into her judicial philosophy.
The Official Response To Breonna Taylor’s Murder Keeps Getting Worse (UPDATED)
Since last week’s press conference, that already flimsy case excusing Taylor’s killing has taken four significant body blows.
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Revolutionary?
A morally justifiable act isn’t always a morally preferable. That’s an important distinction frequently overlooked in thought exercises.
New York City Covid-19 Cases Rising
The first epicenter for the Covid-19 pandemic in the US is seeing and uptick in cases again as New York City tries to open schools and brace for winter.
New York Times Reports on Trump Taxes
The New York Times is reporting on what it says are two decades of “finances under stress, beset by losses that he aggressively employs to avoid paying taxes and hundreds of millions in debt coming due” regarding President Trumps taxes.
Green New Deal vs Nuclear New Deal
Over at The Bellows, Emmet Penney and Adrián Calderón propose a Nuclear New Deal for solving both power grid issues and environmental concerns like climate change.
Sunday Morning! “The Spider’s House” by Paul Bowles
The Bowles series continues with Paul’s 1955 novel about the Moroccan independence movement and the struggles of ordinary people to keep a corner of their souls free of political power struggles.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Spoiler Theory (with regards to Cyberpunk 2077)
I found out that there are different starting paths for Cyberpunk 2077. Then I started thinking too much.
(Warning, this post contains the most minor of spoilers and then a huge amount of speculation that might contain a potential spoiler? Maybe?)
Trump To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS
President Trump set to announce Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
Danny Dreamer at the County Fair II
Things, I’m sure you can imagine, did not go as well as he had hoped.
Linky Friday: What a Shambles That Week Was Edition
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ tradition of bringing you stories from around the web to discuss with the internet’s best commentareum.
Weapons in the War of Ideas: Books & Book Burning
In recent days, I’ve read about the burning of books on the streets of Portland and of Harry Potter books torched by the far Left. I don’t like burning books, to put it very...
If Wishes Were Horses
We all know we are about to engage in a ruthless battle over the nominee; let’s just get on with it and leave the dead out of it.
