for those young people who've never seen an analog clock, the second hand counts off the seconds. In a quiet room you can hear each of the 60 ticks that culminate in the minute hand moving from, say 11:59:59 p.m. to 12:00:00 a.m. There's some magic in that second hand, because with just one tick […]
The Supreme Court today heard arguments in a pair of cases challenging the display of the Ten Commandments on public land in Kentucky and Texas. I will be very surprised if the monuments are allowed to stay. The Court for years has been moving toward removing religion from public life. The interesting thing that struck […]
Former Klansman and current senator from West Virginia, Robert C. Byrd, went to the floor of the U.S. Senate and gave a speech comparing Republicans to Hitler and the Nazis. Byrd is old enough that he should know the difference between the two -- and if he doesn't he needs to be put in a […]
I'd like to thank all of the bloggers/Web sites who've linked to the Paul Krugman banner. They include (in no particular order): Private Radio Poor and Stupid Accidental Harpist Random Jottings (which is also running a caption contest inspired by Krugman's mug. Mandelinope Always Right Slings & Arrows Southern By Blog Porkopolis Countertop Chronicles Eclipse […]