There Is A Champagne Shortage

No, Not Here. In Moscow and Beijing “I Can’t Believe Our Good Luck” That must be the phrase being repeated daily in the capitals of Russia and China. In just the first couple of weeks, the Republican administration has gone to a European security conference and first offered up …

In Case You Missed It

Cruelty Is Not A Byproduct – It’s The Point Government by Trump As has been noted widely, there is a lot of chaos and confusion around government a la Trump. That is not surprising. We saw that last time and expected even more of all that on this round …

Odds and Ends

Notes on Assorted Topics- Mostly Politics, But Not All The Gutting Of Government is Well Underway As expected, the taking of hatchets to government is under way at full throttle. As one would expect from a Trump initiative, it is being done with zero thought to impacts or smooth …

What If History Was Changed?

How Might a Few Changes Affect the World? Not a New Idea The idea of history coming out differently at some key point, and the changes that could happen as a result, are not exactly new ideas. This play on variants has a long history among historians and among …

Well, Here We Are

A Time of Infamy Began at Noon Yesterday The Irony of January 20 Ironic, isn’t it? On the single day yesterday of January 20 we celebrated the life and work of a man dedicated to service and hope, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ; continued an official period of …

Get Used to Weird Weather

Mother Nature is Offering Lessons Climate Change Remarkable would be the kindest word one could use to describe a reaction to those who still, incredibly, do not accept the reality of climate change. This is perhaps the largest example of willful ignorance in our time. The science is overwhelming …