AR-15s put in all Madison County NC schools to enhance security in case of active shooter Johnny Casey — Asheville Citizen Times — August 5, 2022 MARSHALL, North Carolina – In response to the Texas school shooting that left 19 children dead May 24, the (Madison County] school system and Sheriff’s Office are rolling out some … Continue reading AR-15s In All Schools? A Carolina County Says Yes
After Tuesday this week, I read about a political “earthquake” in Kansas. And a thunderbolt. Even a “tsunami.” Naaaah. What happened there was a real surprise, for sure. Maybe a game-changer? ? We’ll see. But the proper metaphor had to be what the hired man shouted to Dorothy and Auntie Em in the classic taught … Continue reading Kansas Kartoons & Updated Classics
From, Farhad Manjoo, “Private Equity Doesn’t Want You to Read This” — New York Times — Aug. 4, 2022 One of private equity’s main plays is the leveraged buyout, which involves borrowing huge sums of money to gobble up companies in the hopes of restructuring them and one day selling them for a gain. But … Continue reading Quote of the Weekend: The Senate Saves the Billionaires (Again)
Taiwan – Nancy Pelosi’s Last Hurrah Gwynne Dyer — Aug 04 2022 People walk past a billboard welcoming U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Pelosi . . . becomes the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it … Continue reading Pelosi & Taiwan: Curtain Raiser On A New Nuclear Suspense Drama?
NOTE: By the accidents of love, family & history, there are four generations of my kinfolk now living near enough to crowd occasionally into our compact living room. Such assemblies always prompt reflections, from the cosmic to, well, the comestible. And one recent recurring internal query has been: how many of the younger tier will … Continue reading Getting Beyond, “Beyond Meat”