Lindsay Graham said over the weekend that there’s nothing Christine Blasey Ford can say in her testimony that will change his mind about Brett Kavanaugh. I’m reminded of the debate between scientist Bill Nye and creationist Ken Ham. At the end, a questioner asked, “What would it take to change your mind about evolution vs. […]
I’m a big fan of Roy Zimmerman. As a song parodist, he’s a cross between Tom Lehrer and Mark Russell, writing clever, biting lyrics about topical issues. My family and I saw Roy perform at James Randi’s Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas in 2008, and I’ve subscribed to the videos on his YouTube channel ever […]
There are seven weeks to go before Election Day. Like many, I hope a huge number of my fellow Americans will turn out to vote, because that’s the only way to change the direction of the country. Rallies and protests and social media campaigns are fine, but they’re for naught if you don’t elect leaders […]
I absolutely love this Slate parody of the anonymous op-ed in the NY Times from a senior administration official at the White House. In this version, a member of a group that’s in the middle of robbing a bank portrays himself as a hero for turning on the gang’s leader — while continuing to take the […]
I love this Kara Swisher piece about Trump’s ludicrous attacks on Big Tech, and not just because it taught me a new word (codswallop!), but because of this: “Here’s the truest conundrum of the social media age: Those who complain loudest about being silenced never ever shut up.”
Stacy Brick wrote an open letter to President Trump about his constant attacks on journalists like her husband, Mike Brick, a lifelong newspaper man who died of cancer two years ago at 41: It is gut-wrenching and physically painful to hear you call journalists “the enemy of the people” and question their patriotism. You’re talking […]