Today is a D-Day of sorts for the House Freshman, the day they hit the beach. I have a somewhat contrarian view about how they …
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Let’s Be Clear, Most Public Employees are Not “Workers”
Did anyone ever call an airline pilot a “worker?” How about an actor, a member of the Screen Actors Guild? OK, these are both private …
When Science Calls Science a Liar; Or Being Wrong and BEING WRONG
About twenty years ago I penned an essay about Science and the Science Method with a view toward warning the medical community about the risks …
Memo to General Petraeus, a Long View about Afghanistan
This is at least the third time this has been mentioned in print, going back to 2006. Moses Sands, gone now since Dec 2006, had …
Before We Show the United Nations the Door…
….we should secure their file cabinets. (Yes, I believe that entire institution should either be torn down to the ground, or at least moved to …
Violent Revolution? Updated Situation Analysis
This is a subject I have to talk about every once in awhile, only because it is the elephant in the room when we consider …
TSA: Individual Failure or Systemic Failure?
News item: (USA Today) Box-cutters (more then one) fell out of a man’s carry-on luggage as he stowed a bag in the over head at …
Blog 12.0, Or Why We Fight, And How We Fight
I’ve never been the biggest fan of the term “blog” or even the activity called “blogging”, for it can mean many things I don’t particularly …
Ah, Fambly! Community. And Gemeinschaft
by VASSAR BUSHMILLS We’re family here. And community. But not just any community. The German sociologist Tonnies came up with the names gemeinschaft (community) and …
Obama Returns Space To Its Rightful Owner, Jules Verne
News Item: Feb 24, 2012: The space shuttle Discovery lifts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Discovery, the …
