Kamala’s Taxing Policies
While I don’t like either candidate’s tax policy, one option is clearly worse for most Americans and more likely to take effect.
Category: Feature
Weekend Plans Post: The MRI
Well, the only thing floating around my head is a short story about a zombie apocalypse hitting while some guy is in an MRI machine.
The Swing State Shift
As I’ve pointed out in the past, your vote for president doesn’t really matter unless you live in a swing state. The Electoral College system means that if your state is reliably blue or...
Complicated Starbucks Orders Is A Language I Don’t Speak None To Good
I dutifully have memorized the 14-word instruction to get my daughters favorite Starbuck drink juuust right
POETS Day! Anthony Hecht
When Anthony Hecht’s unit liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp, he was ordered to collect stories and information. It would haunt him for the rest of his life.
Weekend Plans Post: The New Grocery Store
Remember Wild Oats? Way back when, back in the oughts, Colorado Springs didn’t have a Whole Foods store. We had a Wild Oats, though.
The DNC Republicans
A large share of the people who worked alongside Donald Trump have either said he is unfit or are refusing to endorse his campaign.
Disney’s Arbitration Maneuver: A Real Mickey Mouse Operation
Apparently, Disney has realized the idiocy of their argument– or, rather, have shied away from the bad publicity it generated
Why on Earth Would Trump Plan This Speech At This Location At This Time
Trump has no obvious traditional strategic reason to hold a rally in Howell. There is, however, a less-obvious, less-traditional strategic reason
Gormless in the Machine: On Running AI and Meat Avatars For Elective Office
“Meat avatars to the AI system” just doesn’t have the same je ne sais quoi as “Land of the free, and home of the brave,”
Conservatives for Kamala
I think David French is at least partly wrong here. I don’t think voting for Harris will move the GOP back in a conservative direction.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Deeper into Assassin’s Creed 2
Surprised to find that Assassin’s Creed 2 and its immediate sequels hold up.
POETS Day! Useful Lines and a Favorite from Pound
There was a time when the falconer was the height of killing technology. We had projectiles, but they required attention and aiming.
Throughput: MPox Redux Edition
So, are we about to go into COVID-style lockdowns? Is MPox going to be The Big One? Not necessarily.
Weekend Plans Post: Reacher Reviewed
If you liked the movies, you’ll love the show. Well, you might. It’s awfully violent.
Clues To A New Election Scheme?
The new rule in Georgia, passed less than 90 days before the election, does not give them much time to learn either.
Signs of the Times?
Harris’s crowds are real, but I’d caution Democrats the same way I responded to Trump supporters: Rallies are not an indication of votes.
97th Oscars Projections: The Pre-Fall Festivals Outlook For The Best Picture Race
If the Spring and the Summer blockbuster season were the training camps for the best picture race, the fall film festivals are the draft.
POETS Day! AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad
AE Housman ennui appealed to a generation fighting for a world as they grew disillusioned with it.
The Differences in Identity Politics Between America and Britain
America has had one ethnic minority, two Catholic, and no non-Christian, non-men presidents. I found this interesting, as a Brit, and as a woman.
