The Content of our Discontent
POETS Day! William Wordsworth
In a poem in which William Wordsworth asks Milton to right the ship of England he imperfectly uses a form popularized by Milton
The Intersection of Midsize Sedan and Crossover SUV
What we found as we were pondering all of this is that we didn’t especially like the overlapping midsized sedan/crossover SUV consumer space
2023 Oscars Projections: The Post Fall Film Festival High
Instead of the Oscar projection field shrinking after the fall festivals, it remains just as large with some unlikely contenders benefiting
Weekend Plans Post: The Calm Before the Storm
Management has started telling everybody to schedule their vacation.
On the Cusp of Wisdom
I’ll soon be among the rod and creel magi interjecting into other people’s conversations, with my far-off view, insights that begin with “Y’know, sometimes…”
Thursday Throughput: Big Whomping Space Explosion Edition
The picture below was produced by my colleague Andy Beardmore from Swift data. It shows the X-rays scattering off dust grains in our own galaxy.
Wildlife Management and Bambi
I enjoy hunting for a number of reasons. However, recently, two of those bedrock principles were challenged.
Taking Adantage of Ye
Despite his anti-Semitic ravings, I have sympathy for Ye and want him to get help. No, my anger is at the people who are taking advantage of this man.
Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist: Week 2
This week we’re getting all psychological up in here as we explore the darkness of suburban life, the pain of moving on, and the horrific domino effects that lead a society into authoritarianism.
The Joys of Collective Failure
In fairness, not all collective failures are like the stock photos above, however.Sometimes there are systems involved that encourage collective failure.
Sunday Morning! “The Monkey’s Wrench” by Primo Levi
Primo Levi is best remembered as one of the great novelists of the Holocaust; he was one of the few Italian Jews sent to Auschwitz who survived, and he wrote about it
Could the GOP Make Hay Out of Dobbs?
Answering the problem of the GOP dog having caught the Roe V. Wade car with the Dobbs ruling this past summer
The 1930s and the Perils of a Failed Europe
The governments of Europe must fight the crisis with all of the ingenuity they can muster, or risk returning to the failed Europe of the 1930s
