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When I worked in television in the early 1980s there were rules limiting how many television stations could be owned by a single company, both nationwide and in a single market. I thought this was a good idea at the … Continue reading
Category Archives: News and politics
Pediatrician and medical school professor Dr Sean Carroll explains how expanding drug treatment efforts could reduce crime and save money, not to mention saving lives: Link: https://youtu.be/ATaSk7NzXLc by … Continue reading
An op-ed by Catherine Rampell in the August 24 Washington Post calls for punishing public officials who act to keep people from voting. My only hesitation is a concern that some officials probably do honestly think that they’re doing the … Continue reading
An article by Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes just published in Environmental Research Letters concludes that “ExxonMobil contributed to advancing climate science — by way of its scientists’ academic publications — but promoted doubt about it in advertorials. Given this … Continue reading
Those who favor retaining monuments to the Confederacy often say that removing them has the effect of erasing history, and that they honor regional heritage and important figures with virtues as well as faults. Of course, a huge amount of … Continue reading
In a town hall hosted by CNN on Monday (transcript here), Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan insisted, “Obamacare is collapsing. It is really — it is collapsing under its own weight” and “Obamacare is not working,” adding that … Continue reading
Near Nashville Tennessee just off I-65 one can see what may be the single most bizarre and unintentionally hilarious statue in the world, supposedly depicting Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Reportedly made of injection-molded fiberglass possibly covered with foil (though … Continue reading
This piece is very good and very informative, even to those of us who’ve already read and heard a lot on the subject. It also manages to be entertaining and funny despite the serious subject matter. If you’re busy at … Continue reading
As I don’t need to tell you, there’s a major debate currently going on in the United States about public statues honoring Civil War figures from the Confederacy. Those who advocate removing the statues object to honoring people who tried … Continue reading
From Thursday night’s prime-time episode of SNL’s Weekend Update, two pretty funny bits inspired by the current debate over Confederate statues and related matters. They feature the return of three former SNL regulars, including Tina Fey, my personal all-time favorite: … Continue reading