March, 2023 archive
War and Mongers of War 0
Der Spiegel has a fascination interview with historian Timothy Snyder focusing on Vladimir Putin’s Russia and its war on Ukraine. It goes into a depth not seen in most U. S. reporting.
Here’s a tiny little excerpt from Snyder’s remarks:
Twits Own Twitter 0
Every time I think that Elon Musk has plumbed the deepest depth, he proves that I am “in error” (as my old boss used to say).
The Crypto Con 0
Michael Graham wonders why so many reputedly responsible fiscals were looking the other way.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Missouri’s attempt at Nullification v. 2.0 fails in Federal Court, as anyone who understands the concept of a federal republic could have predicted.
Nullification was all the rage in the slave states the 1850s.
To cut through the multi-syllabic verbiage, nullification was an attempt to secede without actually seceding, and the New Secesh have decided to give it another whirl.
Afterthought:
As Mark Twain said, “History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
We are a broken society.
Full story at the link.
Hoist on His Own Petard 0
The Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page offers a perceptive perspective on the perturbing performance of Scott Adams, the Dilbert cartoonist, who has recently been in the news for recommending racism.
Adams, you may recall, got worked up because of a survey in which a significant minority of black person answered “no” to a survey question. I was particularly struck by this bit, which indicates that Adams punk’d himself:
In other words, it’s a trick question — and Adams, who leans quite conservative on such matters, appears to have been a bit too eager to fall for it.
Follow the link for details.
CPAC Unpacked 0
Stephen unpacks the CPAC crazy.
The truly chilling thing is that so many persons are onboard with the crazy.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
Stephanie Hayes thinks she has identified the location of said pulpit.
The Fantasy World 0
CNN dissects the deception.
Trump wouldn’t know truth if it bit him in the behind, which it seems do with some regularity.
Via C&L, which has commentary.