Memories of a Charlie Brown Christmas, from Caitlin Flanagan.
This, like the reading from Genesis by the Apollo 8 crew, seems like something that couldn’t happen today.
Category Archives: History
The FBI’s Response
The KGB would be proud.
And the purge begins.
Mitch McConnell
The GOP can’t be successful until he is gone.
I agree. On everything other than the judiciary, he’s been a disaster.
[Update a few minutes later]
Sorry, link fixed now.
Anthropology
…is in ruins.
It’s been sick for a very long time, perhaps going all the way back to Margaret Meade.
[Update a few minutes later]
Sorry, link fixed now.
Silicon-Valley Fraudsters
Are they today’s robber barons?
As Glenn notes, unlike the Carnegies, Rockefellers and J. P. Morgans, these robber barons haven’t given us much except toxic social media. The exception being, of course, Elon Musk.
California’s “Assault Weapons” Ban
…is probably going down.
Good.
Medieval Feudalism
“Your House Is Glass”
Pop the corn, Elon is going after Brennan.
New MH370 Findings
This is interesting, but sort of a head scratcher.
If the pilot wanted to ensure no debris, wouldn’t the simplest thing to do be to simply dive into the sea? Why glide in with gear down?
The Solar Power Satellite Game
A weird and potentially wonderful new website.
[Monday-morning update]
Per a comment from Robert Smith, if you want to keep the site up, click on the choice buttons.
[Bumped]