Heads should roll
[ First, an update on update : So what if it took two-and-a-half punishing hours to write a meager 283 words? The writing got done — a...
Apr 25, 20251 min read
Just dropped in, for you to see what condition my condition is in
You deserve this update on my absence. Four days ago I responded to a friend and commenter who wished me well on my health, but many...
Apr 24, 20252 min read
About today ...
[Update: I'm still recovering.] For a whole lot of reasons, today I'll not be posting my priceless, indispensable, internationally...
Apr 18, 20251 min read
Was it really only three days? Just three?
This morning I asked myself, So, how's the week been going so far? I'm rather sure I'll never ask again. In late 2024, Columbia...
Apr 17, 20253 min read
Hitler's first weeks as chancellor pre-scripted America's demagogue-as-despot
The day after President Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Germany's chancellor, the New York Times covered the story in the upper left...
Apr 16, 20255 min read
Harvard meets the head of all crime families
[ Now with a bonus update .] Quite a few organized crime members have become long-term guests of the federal government for running...
Apr 15, 20254 min read
