[NOTE: I have no strong opinions about Harry & his book & the surrounding soap opera. I wish him & Meghan and their kids a happily ever after, which I expect to ignore. If they shake up the UK monarchy along the way, so much the better. But as usual, I find the reactions of … Continue reading Likely the Only Post Here About Prince Harry’s Book “Spare” – by Gwynne Dyer
Quotes of the Day: Today’s New York Times yielded a rich trove . . . One was about historian Jon Meacham’s new book, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House) A New York Times interviewer asked, “So, having delved into the legacies of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt and … Continue reading Quotes of the Day: Historians Haggle, But Lincoln Lingers, & Kelly Ann Conway Pontificates
The Guardian — The age of extinction Madagascar’s unique wildlife faces imminent wave of extinction, say scientists Study suggests 23 million years of evolutionary history could be wiped out if the island’s endangered mammals go extinct Phoebe Weston — Tue 10 Jan 2023 From the ring-tailed lemur to the aye-aye, a nocturnal primate, more than … Continue reading Extinction – Closing In on unique Madagascar Wildlife
White-Guy Pundits at Twilight: Two formerly leading conservative columnists ponder the prospects for their former political home, and the cloudy “trajectories” of their careers . . . Quotes of the Week, from: Conservative Columnists David Brooks & Bret Stephens “The Party’s Over for Us. Where Do We Go Now?” (Excerpts) New York Times — 01/12/2023 David … Continue reading Surveying the Republican Ruins: Eavesdropping on Conservative Pundits
[NOTE: Columnist George Will sets aside his usual reactionary sentiments here, to produce instead a concise and clear breakdown of the case Dominion will attempt to make in pursuit of its $1.5 billion defamation action against Fox News. Will usefully points out the challenges Dominion faces in proving that the Fox “News” promotion of … Continue reading The Dominion Voting Machine Lawsuit Goes to Trial soon: Here’s a Good Summary