A materialist greets the day: 3 pounds and 86 million neuronsSometimes in the morning as I wake up I’m aware of the matter that forms me. It’s about 186 pounds at 18 feet above sea level in Port St…Mar 17Mar 17
Bill Barr, Ginni’s texts, and the Capitol police: Profiles in propaganda, courage, and the lack…This particular rumination starts with NPR’s Steve Inskeep’s interview with Bill Barr, engaged in a grubby new-book tour, asked whether he…Mar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
The comic and the kleptocrat: The rise of Volodymyr ZelenskyIf you read only two articles about the current situation in Ukraine, choose the opinion piece by Thomas Friedman, “We Have Never Been Here…Feb 27, 20221Feb 27, 20221
What no one is saying about the ‘legitimate political discourse’ of January 6On February 4, 2022, at a meeting in Salt Lake City, the Republican National Committee (RNC) passed a resolution censuring Representatives…Feb 7, 20221Feb 7, 20221
Eleven thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine: Real votes from real GeorgiansIn the January 2, 2021 call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, you could hear Trump pause when he said: “”What I want to…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
The counterrevolution will be armed, tooA loud-mouthed minority of well-armed “patriots” will participate in whatever conflict emerges with a claim to be the successor of the Jan…Dec 29, 20212Dec 29, 20212
Robert Kagan scared the shit out of everyone. Now what?It has become obvious that Democrats need to win the 2022 midterm elections overwhelmingly. And continue to win overwhelmingly. Election…Sep 26, 2021Sep 26, 2021
Thermodynamics and willpower: The thin foundation for current thinking on obesityA recent study elevates our understanding of metabolism throughout life — offering some real surprises. And an organic disruption of our…Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
Utopia: Take what you need and give what you canWhat would an ideal world look like? I’m not ordinarily drawn to political theory to any level deeper than a brief musing. But a friend…Sep 8, 20212Sep 8, 20212
