America extended its towering global leadership in mass murder over the weekend. A man gunned down his wife and four daughters in Roswell, New Mexico, raising this year’s toll of mass-shooting incidents to 133. You may not have heard about…
America extended its towering global leadership in mass murder over the weekend. A man gunned down his wife and four daughters in Roswell, New Mexico, raising this year’s toll of mass-shooting incidents to 133. You may not have heard about…
It’s summer. Despite efforts by the news media to keep us engaged, nothing much is happening in politics. All the better, really. So let’s have some fun. Which show, House of Cards or Veep, better captures the reality of American…
Would you rather be run over by a truck or dropped off a cliff? That’s more or less the dilemma facing Republicans at the convention next month. Republicans do not have to accept Trump as the nominee. Changing the convention…
From the Salt Lake City Tribune: Polls don’t mean much this early, but sometimes they can reveal a trend. Look at the impact of a solid Libertarian ticket on Trump in Utah. From Motherboard: As an old person I find…
Ancient maps often marked their blurry fringes with a warning, “Here be monsters.” Sometimes the warnings were illustrated with charming images of the menace that lurks beyond the reach of the known world. Never did those monsters sport an orange…
From Marginal Revolution: Fertility rates in India have declined to the replacement level. From US Census: While family sizes have declined, average new US home now tops 2400 sq.ft, up from 1500 in the 70’s. From Vox: What a machine…
From The New York Times: The left’s case against the basic income. In essence, “How would we survive without government controlling our every move?” Plus, he gets the math wrong. From The Atlantic: Oregon’s remarkably successful welfare programs. From The…
Ronald Reagan’s speech at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
Republican voters support extending federal background checks for gun purchasers to gun shows and creating a federal database of gun owners. That news may come as a surprise given the positions taken by major Republican candidates. That’s just the beginning.…
From the Washington Post: File this under ‘Duh’ – Marijuana decriminalization is causing a decline in drug trafficking. From Lucky Peach: A charming history of Pho. From Motherboard: Uber’s China Problem. From Gizmodo: Visualizing the scale of the Arctic heat…
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