Today is Pi Day. Most of my readers will understand that. The “holiday” is basically a nerdy inside joke. It is a celebration of superior intelligence. We were taught two lessons over the past few years and I fear our leaders learned neither. I’d like to briefly discuss them today.
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All Over The Place
The title of today’s article is indicative of where it will go in another of my vain attempts to cover what I have neglected over the past week or so. Continue reading All Over The Place
Terrible Liars
Perhaps the thing that most perplexes me about Trump and his minions is how they can do something so often and for so long yet still be terrible at it. The something I’m talking about is lying. Let’s explore. Continue reading Terrible Liars
Yes, It’s That Bad
By the time you read this we will most likely have 80,000 American deaths attributed to the coronavirus (that number is a severe undercount). The American justice system has problems and the current regime is exacerbating them. There has long been a disparity between the prosecution and punishment for white collar and other crimes. It is now to the point that Trump connected or condoned white collar crime goes unpunished. Unemployment is officially at Great Depression levels and increasing. If that weren’t bad enough we know the reporting system is such that the numbers do not include all the unemployed many of whom have not been able to access an overwhelmed system. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Majority Leader, called his chamber back into session last week not to address any of those problems but to push often unqualified Trump nominees through. Yes, it’s that bad and come along with me as I make another, what will prove to be incomplete, attempt to catchup. Continue reading Yes, It’s That Bad
The Fourth Quarter (And A Bit Of Overtime)
Today’s article is total speculation but the assumptions that serve as the basis of those speculations are very much grounded in fact. Many will not like to read what I have written but only the willfully ignorant can deny that it is all too possible. Let’s explore. Continue reading The Fourth Quarter (And A Bit Of Overtime)