Two summaries from highly-regarded sources. Reminder: polls re snapshots; not predictions. Also, they change. (But you knew that.) Note: “538” is a much-respected pollster and aggregator. From the New York Times summary of the most highly-regarded polls
Climate Change: The August Deadline By Gwynne Dyer — 31 July 2024 When you spend four years writing a book on climate change, you get to know most of the leading players. I have never seen them so dismayed. “By August, if we’re still looking at record-breaking temperatures, then we really have moved into uncharted … Continue reading Dyer: Global Heating: Breaking Records, Beating Forecasts; Now What?
Gaza death toll nears 40,000 — who cares? Gwynne Dyer — 29 Jul, 2024 Many people around the world are calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and its huge toll of civilian casualties. But Gwynne Dyer argues that this chorus does not include the handful of key actors in the bloody drama. The … Continue reading Dyer: Gaza Civilian Deaths: Who Really Cares?
Three hundred and seven years ago, on July 30, 1718, William Penn died, in England. Aged 73, he had been in very poor health for almost six years, after a massive stroke in 1712. This is not exactly news. And in recent years, Penn has been out of fashion in many Quaker quarters — disowned … Continue reading William Penn Died This Week; Just When We Needed Him Most
