Supreme Court Allows Alabama Redistricting Plan, Overturns Lower Court 5-4
The Supreme Court rules Alabama can implement a redistricting plan that was halted by a lower court. The vote is 5-4, with Roberts joining the liberals in dissent.
Monthly Archive: February 2022
Thomas Dewey: The Titanic Little Man Beyond Just “Dewey Defeats Truman”
Thomas Dewey’s legendary battles helped to shape the Republican Party for the duration of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first.
2021 Oscars Projections: Final Predictions As Nomination Morning Closes In
We are now but a moment away from the 94th Academy Awards’ nominees being announced, so here are my 2021 Oscars Projections
Sunday Morning! “New Animal” by Ella Baxter
In this debut novel, “New Animal” by Ella Baxter, a mortuary artist deals with all of the messy unruliness of bodies and grief.
To Break Our Addiction To Oil
Why don’t move off oil? Partly regulations. Partly lack of incentives to go forward, and partly career politicians listening to lobbyists.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Herding Cats (Or Sorting Them, Anyway)
Cats Organized Neatly is a lovely little trifle of a puzzle game.
Mississippi Legalizes Medical Marijuana, Will The Feds Finally Do So As Well?
After all, if Mississippi can figure medical marijuana out, surely the opposing ends of Pennsylvania Avenue can as well.
NC Redistricting Halted By Court: Read It For Yourself
The North Carolina Supreme Court has put a halt to NC redistricting in a 4-3 decision…at least, for the moment.
Persecution: RNC Censors Cheney, Kinzinger
RNC calls trying to subvert the election process “legitimate political discourse”.
POETS Day: Gerard Manley Hopkins and Near Perfection
I write this as a dilettante fan of poetry claiming no expertise, but in this case I scream that Gerard Manley Hopkins is brilliant.
Inflation and the Historical Challenge
The Democratic Party needs to settle on their alternative solution to the inflation problem. Then, they need to mobilize their array of politicians, social media influencers, and policy wonks to further this new argument
Weekend Plans Post: The 20 Year Roof
19 years ago, we bought a house with a “20 year roof”. I didn’t give it much thought, at the time.
“I’m The Forgotten Man”: A Look At 1936’s My Man Godfrey
Thus is the setup to 1936’s My Man Godfrey, a screwball comedy from Director Gregory La Cava which is an adaptation to Eric Hatch’s novel 1101 Park Avenue
Mini-Throughput: JWST Ready to Pierce the Veil
JWST will glimpse the first stars emerging from the primordial ooze, watch the first galaxies crash into each other and unveil the building blocks of our modern universe.
From The Independent: White House urges Spotify to take further action on Joe Rogan: ‘More can be done’
Psaki says Spotify disclaimer is welcome, but platform could actually fight misinformation
