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Trump, You Magnificent Bastard: YOU THUNK MY BATTLESHIP
Late one night last week, Bill was wondering — just in an offhand way — whether it would be cheaper to refurbish the four Iowa-class battleships (all are museum ships today) or simply build new ones.…
Published on 14 hours ago
This Isn’t Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM (and Other Atrocities)
Last week was a tough news week: murders and mayhem everywhere you look. Steve Green brings us another homicide case currently being investigated: Lord of the Rings actor Andy Sirkis has decided to r…
Published on 5 days, 11 hours ago
What REALLY Killed Hollywood
New Media giant Netflix has made an offer to buy Old Media giant Warner Brothers for seventy-something BILLION dollars. Many are bemoaning it as ‘the end of the movies as we know them.’ But ‘the end …
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Lock ‘Em Up!
Not the kids — the devices. Specifically, the social media programs. Australia has decided that the harm caused to young people by apps like TikTok, Instagram, SnapChat and all the rest far outweigh …
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Still King of the Hill
Despite the thicket of regulations and choking corporate tax rates that were once the envy of the world, the good old U.S. of A. somehow keeps managing to not only stave off international economic co…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Self-Driving Cars Save Lives
Waymo, whose fully automated, self-driving cars are a common sight in Los Angeles, has recently released it’s raw data on several years of practical, on-the-road traffic accidents. It turns out that …
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
A Cybernetic Garden of Eden?
Elon Musk predicts that in the not too distant future, huge advances in productivity brought on by AI and robotics could create a world where WORK is entirely option. There’s a very good chance he’s …
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Michelle Obama: First Drama Queen
How does one describe an existential horror too overwhelming to be put into mere words? YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR BODY! So says former First Lady Michelle Obama. Is she referring to the horrors of war? The…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
They Walk Among Us
How many violent criminals are in a crowd? You might be shocked to discover that even in a major city of several million people that number may consist of just a few hundred. So why not lock THEM up?
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Chinese Spies? What Chinese Spies?
Various shell companies are buying properties adjacent to some of America's most sensitive military installations -- including Whiteman, AFB, home of the USAF's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers -- and a sh…
Published on 4 weeks ago