Morning Ed: Media {2018.05.02.W}
I’m not sure I ever had a Media section before the rise of Trump. Now it’s almost as regular as Politics. Hmmm.
Category: In The Web
Sajid Javid Appointed UK Home Secretary Among Growing Windrush Scandal
While you where sleeping, the UK did some shuffling in the government lead by Prime Minster Theresa May. Amber Rudd has resigned as Home Secretary among a growing immigration scandal, with communities secretary Sajid Javid elevated to the post.
Absent President Donald Trump, White House Correspondents’ Dinner Stirs Controversy
What the 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner lacked in sitting presidents and celebrities, it more than made up for in controversy, centered around headlining comedian Michelle Wolf:
#IndependentBookstoreDay
#IndependentBookstoreDay is upon. After a week in which Amazon, a main force is the decline of bookstores announced their quarterly profits, the independent-minded bibliophiles now have their day. Or at least, one day.
Linky Friday: Food, Guns & Family
This Week: Family, Food, Mindspace, Health, Transportation, and Weapons!
Morning Ed: Cities {2018.04.26.Th}
Sprawlin’ sprawlin sprawlin, to some it’s really gallin’, rawhide
Morning Ed: Wildlife {2018.04.23.M}
Extinction, avoid extinction, and should-be-extinction, and more…
Retroactive: This Week in Ordinary Times
This past week, at Ordinary Times:The Magic of Ben Shapiro; When Schools Get Political, What Should Teachers Do?; By a thousand cuts; Yes Hannity Cohen is in fact your lawyer and you should be glad; Letter to younger myself #1: The anti-gay rights amendment; National School Walkout Day, 19 years after Columbine
North Korea, Kim Jong-un Reportedly Making Big Promises
De-escalation is a welcomed thing, but suddenly getting all you desire from a long-term foe should be accepted cautiously.
Return of the Rudy
Well, look who’s back. Former NYC Mayor and long-time Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani has joined President Trumps legal team. Additionally, Jane Serene Raskin and Marty Raskin is also joining the Trump legal team.
Tax Day 2018: Taxation Is or Isn’t Theft?
Tax Day 2018 always brings out the cries of “Taxation is Theft!” from many, especially our friends in the libertarian contingent. But is it, and where are the lines between taxation is theft, taxation with representation, and oppressive forced funding of tyrannical government?
