The Content of our Discontent
When War Becomes Criminal
Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant have been named along with three leaders of Hamas as targets of arrest warrants by the ICC.
Daniel Perry Freed
This has nothing to do with self-defense. And it never did. This case is about who was shot and who did the shooting.
A Song of POTUS And Game of Thrones: US Presidents Placed in the Great Houses of Westeros
Game of Thrones and the presidents of the United States are different in so many ways, but they’re connected by the desire for power.
Trends in Social Media Commentary That Should Be Relentlessly Mocked Until They Stop
There are some social media and news media trends that need to be not only pointed out, but pointed at while mercilessly mocked.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition is Epic Game Store’s Free Game this week.
You should know that the Epic Game Store has Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition as its free game this week.
Ukraine is Changing the Face of Warfare
Outnumbered and short of resources, desperation has driven innovation in Ukraine. This includes both advances in tactics as well as technology.
Throughput: Superintendent Chalmers Edition
What happened with last week’s massive solar storm, why the Sun gets active, the danger such activity represents and whether or not Superintendent Chalmers minored in astronomy.
POETS Day! Philip Larkin and Narrative
Philip Larkin is brilliantly acerbic. He cuts cruelly because he cuts directly when mockingly describing habits and rituals of life he finds silly or undignified.
Weekend Plans Post: The Fall Guy (2024)
One guy cancelled, then another guy cancelled, and I said “We’re not going to play with 3. Let’s see a movie. Let’s see… THE FALL GUY.”
Nick Altrock, Demon Batter
Nick Altrock was a pitcher for the Louisville Colonels, Boston Americans, and Chicago White Sox, and a player/manager for the Washington Senators.
Will the Real Free-Trade Party Please Stand Up?
Americans have become accustomed to the choice between bad and worse. That’s where we are on the issue of trade as well in 2024.
Music Monday: An Introduction to Ambient Dub Music
Ambient Dub music is a genre artists fold themselves into, rather than try to expand and break from. Some definitions and history are in order here.
Biden’s Israel Aid Pause
It is fair to criticize Biden’s decision to withhold arms from Israel, but it is not accurate to say that the president is doing the same thing that Donald Trump was impeached for.
POETS Day! GK Chesterton Was a Merry Old Soul
Chesterton got roped into a production of Old King Cole and it roused his muse.