This polling is “the public telling you it’s over.” But we’re still stuck with him for another two and a half years, short of the politically unlikely impeachment/removal.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Californians
Why they’ll soon be drinking their own pee:
The conclusion here is easy: If drinking purified pee weirds you out, don’t live in a desert.
Hey, they’ll be doing it in space.
Jewish Support For Obama
Sadly, it’s not mystifying.
Ten Scientific Concepts
…that scientists wish people would stop misusing.
I’m sure I’ve ranted about most if not all of these over the years.
Detroit
Turn it into Drone Valley. Some interesting thoughts on regulatory arbitrage from Marc Andreesen.
[Update early afternoon]
Link was a little off, but fixed now.
Flag Day
Are Conservatives Dumber Than “Liberals”
It turns out that classical liberals (i.e., libertarians) are smarter than both.
Climate Science And Conservatism
Some thoughts from Judith Curry on Steven Hayward’s latest essays (including this one). I think that “climate cultists” is certainly no more derogatory a phrase than “deniers.”
Bill Watterson
…(briefly) returns to the comics page.
Dads Are Stupid
A disturbing advertising trend:
The ads tell you that fatherhood – indeed, any sort of domestic entanglement – turns you into a dullard, a dope, a neutered clueless dork who can be reduced down to oversized tools and stammering befuddlement at Important Things. Why would any man want to be that? What rewards does the culture offer in return?
Not much, sadly.