During the primaries, a ludicrous HillaryDNC meme was spread that because Bernie's #1 issue was economic justice, he'd be soft on social justice. This struck me as profoundly perverse given Bernie's and Hillary's histories. It was … [Read more...]
Archives for November 27, 2016
Automation takes its toll
Automated toll gantry I realized this holiday, while doing my annual shuttle duty for children arriving and departing Logan airport, that an era truly has ended. The toll plaza at the Callahan tunnel, along with all the others, is dark. … [Read more...]
Constructive Brainstorming
Sanders lost to Clinton who lost to Trump. Both are well admired, well qualified, strongly progressive candidates who lost. Instead of the primary being relitigated constantly, let us concede that both candidates were flawed and both failed … [Read more...]
On Spin, Reading Beyond The Headlines, and Keeping An Open Mind
*note: this is crossposted from my blog at thevibesman.com - it's a few days old and seems longer than mosts of the posts here, but I hope you still find it useful - V.* Putting out massive amounts of fake news online and attempting to … [Read more...]
Emoluments and More.
As Dan Rowan of Laugh In fame would say Look THAT up in your Funk and Wagnall's. Emoluments Clause No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, … [Read more...]
The Butterfly Effect: Trump’s Election, Randomness, and Lessons Learned
Trump’s win was somewhat flukish, taking advantage of a big Electoral College-popular vote split and an opponent who was really disliked and had some bad news hit at the wrong time. --Nate Silver At 6:15 AM on November 9, I was surprised … [Read more...]