One thing the last several elections in the US have revealed is the stark contrast between the way city folk vote and rural folk vote. Cities vote blue. Rural areas vote red. Places with a lot of people vote blue. Places with hardly any people vote red. What’s going on? Let’s take a look at […]
Month: December 2024
Happy Christmas and Merry Hanukkah!
Let’s all try to get along for a day! My personal suggestions for the day include eating too much, having too much fun with family and friends, and indulging in an excess of sensory treats of all kinds. Rest from your normal labors. Count your blessings whatever they may be. If you have traditions, honor […]
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
This book review contains spoilers about The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater is a nonfiction book about a crime in Oakland in 2013. One annoying teenager set another annoying teenager on fire on a bus for no good reason or any reason at all. The crime was like the […]
It’s Time to Just Say No to Oil and Gas
Ah, oil. Black gold. The bewitching shimmering glow of money in every gooey black molecule. Oil in many ways is just as much the stuff of fantasy as gold is. But like gold, although it still has its allure, it’s less and less useful in real life. Oh it’s been useful for a long time […]
Should You Be in Favor of Canceling Student Debt?
There are any number of wonderfully cynical almost old people who have learned the hard way that student debt is one of those things that can screw you over. Sometime back oh almost 20 years ago or even more, the United States figured out how to make a college education a big fat scam. A […]
Anger, Stereotypes, and Hate
Some people think America is awash in these three things today. I recently saw a TV commercial featuring a lot of celebrities that advised that hate is winning and we cannot let that happen. So is America drowning anger, stereotypes and hate? It certainly seems to be drowning. Or flailing. Or failing. There was a […]
