“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
While you are doing your Christmas shopping, remember to demonstrate politeness.
Twits on Twitter 0
Twits who let them eat cake.
The Forever Cake 0
In a fascinating article, Jeffrey Miller explores the history of the much-maligned fruitcake and explains why they last forever.
For example, I did not know that fruitcakes were the Roman Imperial army’s MREs. (And I would not be surprised if some of those Imperial fruitcakes weren’t still around languishing in the back of a cupboard somewhere.)
The Boulevard of Beta Testers 0
Alex Pareene talks with Sam and his crew about Elon Musk’s “self-driving” (sic) cars. Pareene offers a theory regarding Musk’s disregard of the public safety and the seductive appeal of anything labeled “tech.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Exercise politeness while preparing to promote yourself on “social” media.
One more time, “social” media isn’t. Indeed, methinks it is proving itself to be plague and curse upon the polity and upon politeness.
Going Off Script 0
Will Bunch offers a theory as to how Donald Trump’s attempted coup d’etat failed. It’s a rather long and nuanced read, so I recommend that you go directly to the source.
Aside:
We may never know how close the plan came to succeeding–too close–but the very existence of such a plan warns us that the polity was, and still is, under grave threat from persons who have convinced themselves (have been convinced?) that sedition is somehow patriotism.
Will Lack of Preparation Prove Pestilential? 0
John J. Petillo, president of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., is concerned that the neglect of education in civics bodes ill. He writes in the Hartford Courant:
Follow the link for more.
QOTD 0
Tamzin Malleson, in the voice of Kate Wilding:
Know why women make the best belly dancers? Because we’re always tiptoeing around the male ego.
Regulating the Marketplace of Ideas 0
A retired English teacher has a suggestion for parents who fear that their children might learn something of which said parents disapprove (like, for example, American history or human diversity).
Follow the link for his rationale.
History Hysteria 0
Farron comments on Ron DeSantis’s attempt to make history go away.
This is little more than the Lost Cause redux.
America’s racists hate history, because history reveals that they are what they are.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Children should play politely.