Astronomy Adventure - No Blood Moon But Three Craters
m2c4
1:47 PM
I can't offer you images of the Super Blue Blood Moon since I was located too far east to see totality. Instead I can just give you a p...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Politics
Politics
A False And Empty Speech That Ignored Our Country's Challenges
m2c4
11:51 AM
Donald Trump spent much of last night's State of the Union speech spouting outright lies, making more empty promises, demagoguing on imm...
Politics
Politics
Tories Finally Being Forced To Admit The Extent Of Brexit Disaster
m2c4
8:11 AM
It has not been a good few days for the supporters of Brexit as the disaster of the withdrawal from the EU becomes ever more clear. Two even...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Politics
Politics
Republicans May Be Just As Guilty As Trump
m2c4
11:54 AM
I'm completely baffled why there is no serious questioning of why a certain number of Republicans, especially a significant segment in t...
Monday, January 29, 2018
Addenda
Addenda
The Wizard And The Woz Rule Down Under In The Land Of Oz
m2c4
7:25 AM
The Australian Open is often the most difficult major to handicap. First, it is really the beginning of the tennis year and it is hard to re...
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Politics
Politics
Trump, Obstruction, Intent, And White Collar Crime
m2c4
2:39 PM
I know that most responsible journalists and lawyers are loathe to prejudge any legal case before they actually see it. But with the revelat...
The Deck View
The Deck View
Natural Weekends - More Foggy Days
m2c4
9:33 AM
Above is an optical illusion where Long Island actually appears above the fog covering most of Long Island Sound. But no optical...
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Politics
Politics
Sam Brownback And The Republican Legacy
m2c4
1:00 PM
You really have to admire the chutzpah of now former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback. Brownback, with the advice of the tax-cutting economist ...
Friday, January 26, 2018
Politics
Politics
New Study Shows How Rural Areas Have Been Hardest Hit By Industry Consolidation
m2c4
2:42 PM
I think everyone can agree that monopoly power usually results in not only higher prices but also worse service. Increasingly, there is also...
Politics
Politics
We Are Already In A Constitutional Crisis And Have Been For A While
m2c4
8:34 AM
All last night and today, I have heard plenty of pundits and politicians (although not Republicans) declare that firing Robert Mueller would...
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Politics
Politics
The Contradictions Between GOP Trade And Antitrust Policies
m2c4
2:42 PM
Life is full of contradictions. Politics even more so. But with Donald Trump leading the Republican party into protectionism, some of these ...
Politics
Politics
Trump, GOP's Denial Of Climate Change and Science in General Makes Us Less Prepared For Future
m2c4
9:38 AM
Over the weekend, it was reported that the new National Defense Strategy (NDS) no longer includes the words climate, warming, planet, sea l...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Politics
Politics
Media Demands Democrats Always Be The Adults In The Room
m2c4
1:35 PM
I have to say the media response to the government shutdown was particularly disheartening, but it is reflective of a dynamic that must chan...
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Politics
Politics
Our Democratic Institutions Are Not Holding
m2c4
12:41 PM
It's quite amazing to see how many pundits continually hold to this notion that our democratic institutions are holding and that Trump h...
Politics
Politics
A Good Day For Democracy, Finally
m2c4
10:39 AM
The last 24 hours may have been a bad day for Democrats, (although that remains to be seen when February comes), but it was (finally!) a goo...
