Last night was a special sort of treat for the Antelope Valley: a lecture given by none other than Ray Bradbury. The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 were both big influences on me as a young man, the first for… Continue Reading
I’m not entirely sure that tax cuts are what the country needs. But it makes sense for a Presidential candidate to propose them on April 15, which is exactly what John McCain has done today. This is part of his… Continue Reading
Italy’s famous instability in government has been caused, in no small part, by the multiplicity of political parties competing for seats in the Parliament, as well as a Constitution that by design gives parties proportional representation based on their votes.… Continue Reading
Appeals to party unity are always pretty much pure bullshit. So why is John McCain asking his supporters to raise money for Rudy Giuliani? Really, he is. He wants Hizzonner to have retired all of his campaign debt so that… Continue Reading
Some people are asking, in the wake of Obama’s “elitist” comments, whether they are elites themselves. There must be some kind of a test. Outside The Beltway offers some criteria, and they’re right as far as they go. Let me… Continue Reading
Turns out there is hope for the McCain campaign after all. The “McCain girls” who made “It’s Raining McCain” are part of a professional comedy troupe and the whole thing was a hoax.
I moved my computer station from the office to the kitchen yesterday, mainly to catch up on the nearly 100 posts in the various blogs that I read which had accumulated over a couple of days while I ate breakfast.… Continue Reading
As is so very often the case, Battlestar Galactica presents its viewers with what seems to be a wonderfully cutting conundrum. There is, though, a great consistency there. SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen the second episode of this season… Continue Reading
With the weather here in California’s High Desert at about its peak, we’ve have a number of goodies recently. One goodie has been the long and extraordinary poppy season. Entire hillsides are painted golden orange with California’s state flower. In… Continue Reading
Okay, all you law school people out there. Finals are coming up soon. Here’s the law, District of Columbia Statute 22-1321: Whoever, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or under circumstances such that a breach of the… Continue Reading