Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.--C.S. Lewis
Mom is sick. I'm still sick. And when you are sick, you are sick all over. I got to the parking lot at 6:30 and a guy waved me down as I was about to pull in. I thought he was a workman warning me off from the entrance. No, he was a guy saying his car was dead up the street and he needed it jumped. Amazingly, I let him in the car! I drove for five or six blocks before I realized there was no car; he was looking for money. I thought maybe I had volunteered for a robbery but, when I told him to get out, he did. Be a lot more careful than I was.
Cole to Yankees for nine years, $325 Million.
Originally, Democrats were accusing President Trump of bribery, extortion and various campaign finance violations, but the facts didn’t fit any of those crimes. Undeterred, they settled on obstruction of congress. I wonder how history will see them.
The elite in any culture always are ceded their elevated positions by others, the rest of the populous that feels the elites deserve their position. The kings are kings by divine right, the intellectuals are leaders because they are so smart, the clergy because, of course, they are closer to God.
With a draw recently against Aronian, Magnus Carlsen has officially lost no classical games in 2019.
A monster year from Magnus. While many people were doubting his dominance in classical chess after his shaky 2018, his results this year have completely shut down any dissenters. He has won Tata Steel for the 7th time, Shamkir Chess, the Grenke Chess Classic, Norway Chess, GCT Zagreb, Côte d'Ivoire Rapid Blitz, tied his peak rating of 2882, and extended his undefeated streak to 106 games. In a weird connection to gaming ability generally, Carlsen is also ranked number two in Premier League fantasy football.
But politics in a republic is almost never about unity. Rather, politics is the art of negotiating differences. Democracy is about disagreement, not agreement. When a politician says that “the time for debate is over” or “let’s put politics aside,” they’re really saying “shut up” to those who disagree.--Goldberg
The evolution of science and technology is surprisingly variable. The internet exploded but vaccination for smallpox and Vitamine C for scurvy were known long before they were applied generally. Though electricity was developed commercially in the late 19th century, most residents and commercial activities in the U.S. did not have electricity by 1910, and only large urban areas were electrified. The development of higher-voltage power lines was very slow until 1920, and only accelerated significantly between 1920 and 1940.
On this day in 1936, after ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII became the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne.
Mendacity in a Noble Cause
The arrogance of the righteous knows no bounds. When you know the truth, you do not care who knows your agenda. And, as always, those eager to appoint themselves our leaders have great disdain for those they feel are nothing but an audience to their great performance.
Here are some quotes from "climate leaders" who have glory on their minds.
Ottmar Edenhofer, lead author of the IPCC's fourth summary report released in 2007, speaking in 2010 advised: "One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. Instead, climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world's wealth." U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres said that the true aim of the U.N.'s 2014 Paris climate conference was "to change the (capitalist) economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the Industrial Revolution." Christine Stewart, Canada's former Minister of the Environment said: "No matter if the science is all phony, there are collateral environmental benefits. ... Climate change (provides) the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world." Tim Wirth, former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs and the person most responsible for setting up the Kyoto Protocol said: "We've got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic policy and environmental policy."
Such disclaimers under ordinary circumstances would be incendiary in the minds of an informed, aware people. So maybe the lack of response to the insincerity is more disturbing than the insincerity itself.
Mom is sick. I'm still sick. And when you are sick, you are sick all over. I got to the parking lot at 6:30 and a guy waved me down as I was about to pull in. I thought he was a workman warning me off from the entrance. No, he was a guy saying his car was dead up the street and he needed it jumped. Amazingly, I let him in the car! I drove for five or six blocks before I realized there was no car; he was looking for money. I thought maybe I had volunteered for a robbery but, when I told him to get out, he did. Be a lot more careful than I was.
Cole to Yankees for nine years, $325 Million.
Originally, Democrats were accusing President Trump of bribery, extortion and various campaign finance violations, but the facts didn’t fit any of those crimes. Undeterred, they settled on obstruction of congress. I wonder how history will see them.
The elite in any culture always are ceded their elevated positions by others, the rest of the populous that feels the elites deserve their position. The kings are kings by divine right, the intellectuals are leaders because they are so smart, the clergy because, of course, they are closer to God.
Leon Trotsky once said that the problem with capitalist society is that every person thinks of himself and no one thinks of everyone. But beginning with the Soviet regime that Trotsky helped to found, the most hideous political oppressions have flowed from governments that have claimed to be able to, and to have a duty imposed by History to, think of everyone.--Will
With a draw recently against Aronian, Magnus Carlsen has officially lost no classical games in 2019.
A monster year from Magnus. While many people were doubting his dominance in classical chess after his shaky 2018, his results this year have completely shut down any dissenters. He has won Tata Steel for the 7th time, Shamkir Chess, the Grenke Chess Classic, Norway Chess, GCT Zagreb, Côte d'Ivoire Rapid Blitz, tied his peak rating of 2882, and extended his undefeated streak to 106 games. In a weird connection to gaming ability generally, Carlsen is also ranked number two in Premier League fantasy football.
The evolution of science and technology is surprisingly variable. The internet exploded but vaccination for smallpox and Vitamine C for scurvy were known long before they were applied generally. Though electricity was developed commercially in the late 19th century, most residents and commercial activities in the U.S. did not have electricity by 1910, and only large urban areas were electrified. The development of higher-voltage power lines was very slow until 1920, and only accelerated significantly between 1920 and 1940.
On this day in 1936, after ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII became the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne.
Mendacity in a Noble Cause
The arrogance of the righteous knows no bounds. When you know the truth, you do not care who knows your agenda. And, as always, those eager to appoint themselves our leaders have great disdain for those they feel are nothing but an audience to their great performance.
Here are some quotes from "climate leaders" who have glory on their minds.
Ottmar Edenhofer, lead author of the IPCC's fourth summary report released in 2007, speaking in 2010 advised: "One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. Instead, climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world's wealth." U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres said that the true aim of the U.N.'s 2014 Paris climate conference was "to change the (capitalist) economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the Industrial Revolution." Christine Stewart, Canada's former Minister of the Environment said: "No matter if the science is all phony, there are collateral environmental benefits. ... Climate change (provides) the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world." Tim Wirth, former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs and the person most responsible for setting up the Kyoto Protocol said: "We've got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic policy and environmental policy."
Such disclaimers under ordinary circumstances would be incendiary in the minds of an informed, aware people. So maybe the lack of response to the insincerity is more disturbing than the insincerity itself.
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