A number of independent opinion polls conducted over the past several decades have noted a significant increase in the fraction of adult Americans who don’t consider themselves members of any religion. For example, in 2014 the nonreligious accounted for 21 … Continue reading
(Update: I see I managed to post this review twice in slightly different form. The later version is here. I’ll leave both in place to avoid possible broken links.) One of my numerous character flaws is a tolerance for cheap … Continue reading
(Update: I see I somehow managed to post this review twice, more recently here. I’ll leave both in place to avoid possible broken links.) This is the first of a series of movies adapted from a popular trilogy of young … Continue reading
A piece from Talking Points Memo (link) gives reason to think that an ill-considered pre-emptive police action helped provoke the violence and destruction seen in Baltimore. Quoting: … The police assumed that black youth in local gangs were targeting them … Continue reading