June, 2021 archive
Recommended Listening 0
The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry, by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
This book is an absolute hoot! When I look at the picture of Rinehart in the Wikipedia article, a very properly encorseted lady of the early 20th century, I would not imagine her capable of penning such a delightfully farcical and irreverent mystery story.
But I am a victim of my own preconceptions.
She was, and she did.
About Those Chickens 0
Sometimes they do, indeed, come home to roost.
Devolution 0
A former Republican–one who once held a leadership position in his local committee–looks with dismay at what has happened to his party. A nugget; follow the link for his evidence.
A quibble: I think the change started several decades earlier than he suggests. It took time for the rot to take root and spread before its fruit fully ripened and burst into view.
Origins (of COVID) Issue 0
David talks with pandemic response expert Dr. Ashish Jha about how the COVID pandemic may have started and about the likelihood of the “lab leak” theory. (Spoiler alert: not very likely.)
Abominable 0
Who the hell comes up with these ideas?
Stray Question 0
Does this sound like anyone who might have held the post of chief federal executive in the recent past?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
We are again reminded that politeness must be practiced.
Origins (of an) Issue 0
David Neiwert takes a long look at why, after languishing in the obscurity of academia for four decades, “critical race theory” has become the target of a crusade by right-wingers and their dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.
I commend his piece to your attention.
A. Because It Is 0
Follow the link for the question.