Month: September 2016

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It sure would be nice if politicians and university administrations actually listened to people in the STEM fields and invested heavily in the humanities and social sciences. The editorial board of Scientific American makes this point powerfully. Kentucky governor Matt Bevin wants students majoring in electrical engineering to receive state subsidies for their education but […]
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Last night, Commentrician Nobdy shared an article from Slate. Since Nobdy warned everyone about the content and the origin of the article, I really ought to have known better. But as they say, seeing is WTFing? Republicans have faced an excruciating choice in 2016: Get behind their own party’s mortifying nominee or cede the White […]

What Is Terrorism?

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On September 25, 2016

Hmmm: Mr. Cetin was active in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, said the former classmate, Uhlaine Finnigan, 19, of Port Angeles, Wash. She called Mr. Cetin “sexist” and said he would touch gir

Fernandez

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In Robert Farley
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On September 25, 2016
Damn, this is awful. Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez was killed in a boating accident in Florida early Sunday morning. Fernandez was 24 years old. The Marlins announced that Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves was canceled. “The Miami Marlins organization is devastated by the tragic loss of José Fernández. Our thoughts and prayers are […]

Lowrying the bar

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On September 24, 2016

The man who started the year by getting a bunch of Principled Conservatives to stand athwart Donald Trump yelling STOP! has made his lemons into Orangeade and mapped out Trump’s path to victory

Music Notes

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On September 24, 2016

Here’s an interview with Laura Ballance, Superchunk bassist and CEO of Merge Records. Question for you. Is Merge the greatest label in rock history? I have to say that it is. In my view, it̵

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