Yesterday on FB (and again this morning on the radio – the Jay Weber Show) attention had finally turned to the mother of Adam Lanza. Inevitable. If the reports are accurate, we are given to understand that in order to
Old and Revenue
The free market could help Barack Obama break even. Sadly, he prefers to deal in unintentional irony, meaning he won't let his presidency be saved by his professed top bogeyman. It's almost a tragedy that he could get more of
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In November of 1924 Calvin Coolidge who came to the White House the year earlier after the death of Warren G. Harding, was elected in his own right to the presidency taking 35 states, 382 electoral votes and 54% of
12 Days of Learning: Day 6 – Lectures on CD/DVD
I have a pretty long commute. I travel from Westchester County in NY to Hartford, CT most weekdays, about 70 miles one way. What do I do with all that time? I listen to lectures on CD! There are
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A few nights ago, a local TV news reporterette ran a story teaser which went something like this: "What you should do over the holidays if you have concerns about a friend or a relative," which translates to, "Now that
Screwed Pooch Speaks Out
Alleges rape "at hands of" angry loner University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor of History Eric Loomis. Wants Loomis' metaphorical head on metaphorical stick, for metaphorical fetch. Calls for stringent campus speech codes.
Like Mysteries? Check Out Joy McCann’s New Blog
Like some of the rest of us, Joy's a bit burned out with the political blogging, so if mysteries are your cup of tea, cozy up to her new blog.
12 Days of Learning: Day 5 – EdX and OCW – MIT education for free
Here are the websites: edX and OpenCourseWare Ignoring the currently trendy InterCap names, here you get MIT- (and other university)-level courses. OpenCourseWare came first, years ago, as a free repository of curricular materials from actual MIT courses. Originally, the material found