What’s In a Name?
What’s more fun than some light trolling? This movement needs a motto, and there’s one just begging to be adopted: Make Beijing Peking Again.
Monthly Archive: May 2023
The Month in Theaters March 2023
In March, I managed to get to the theaters nine times plus an additional nine movies otherwise, for a total of eighteen total reviews.
About Those ‘Biden Family’ Allegations
The accusations are serious. The Republican talking points veering between Joe Biden as a master criminal and sufferer of dementia is not.
Hemingway Home: Past, Prose, & Polydactyly in Paradise
A visit to the Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West is a perfect encapsulation of the uniquity of the southernmost point in the United States.
POETS Day! Robert Lowell’s The Dolphin
I may think him a personal ass, but Robert Lowell was brilliant, among the greatest poets of his generation.
The Potential Return of Abortion Rights
In their analysis of Republican abortion rights policymaking, Democrats have ignored the primacy of winning to the party’s project
Mass Shooting Facts and Figures
Solving mass shootings means taking a hard look at the data and finding solutions that are based in reality rather than conventional wisdom.
The Month in Theaters February 2023
I managed to get to the theaters eight times in February, with one repeat, and seventeen movies otherwise, with one repeat, for a total of twenty-three reviews.
Weekend Plans Post: The Thunderstorm
Lileks said something to the effect of “A good thunderstorm should sound like Beethoven after a couple glasses of wine.”
How Trump Wins By Losing
Donald Trump is a loser for the GOP, but that might not stop Republicans from making him the nominee or from becoming President again.
Thursday Throughput: Vaccines Vs Cancer Edition
On Wednesday, the scientists reported results that defied the long odds. The vaccine provoked an immune response in half of the patients treated
Was It Lawful For Daniel Penny To Kill Jordan Neely?
Some feel Daniel Penny killing Jordan Nelly with a chokehold was not a crime, or we should not treat it as a crime.
What the Trump Verdict Means, and What it Doesn’t
Before I get into the specifics of Carroll vs. Trump, Twitter reveals that there are still people out there who need a little legal education on that matter.
Alabama’s Baseball Disgrace
An Alabama baseball coach apparently sold out his team. In sports, that’s about as bad as it gets.
Triple Terror In Texas
The three incidents, although all tragic, were also very different. The differences underscore the problems with preventing such random violence.
