A bomb went off in Londonderry, Ireland, yesterday and the people responsible are calling themselves the 'New IRA.' Some people have already been arrested.…
Hate crimes, particularly against Native Americans, tend to be under-reported in comparison to hate crimes against other groups. …
The facts? Brexit? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? Well, no actually. Amazingly there are some facts regarding Brexit that are incontrovertible.…
I read an account of near misses, what would have been an accidental launching of US missiles in response to what appeared to have been Soviet missiles.…
My father had a saying, “Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?” It was something he came up with after cops beat Rodney King.…
In my years watching politics I've noticed a flaw most of the people running for office have: it's thinking way too highly of themselves.…
Yesterday I wrote I was simply tired of dealing with the piece of shit who is currently holding the office of president of our country, and it is true. …
The history of technology—of invention and industry has always been a strong interest of mine. I live with a collection of old scientific instruments.…
With all the Brexit shenanigans in Britain, other news often vanishes under the radar before anyone has noticed it is even there.…
One of those things going around Facebook like a forest fire: a picture of lettuce with the message that Romaine lettuce has killed more people.…
In chess, to be "in zugzwang" is to be in a position where every possible move will worsen the situation—and some analysts see it as a fitting analogy.…
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria has ordered the closing of seven mosques and the investigation of dozens of, primarily, Turkish Imams.…
Most of us who remember Republican responses to Barack Obama’s State of the Union speeches don’t recall exactly what Bobby Jindal said in 2009. …
The Wild, Wild West, Florida Style
Kids my age grew up on on cowboy movies on that new fad: the television. The Wild West, according to the Gospel of Hollywood was home to knights.…
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