The previous entry was to provide a historical background for some of the following conclusions about the current brew-up over the judicial appointments. 1) The statement “Filibustering judicial nominees is unprecendented” is patently false. The nomination of Abe Fortas to Chief Justice was filibustered, and in fact the nomination failed its cloture vote and was […]
Anyone else out there getting tired of the irrational spin (from both sides of the aisle) over the art of the filibuster? Let’s let some air in. Filibusters have long been a part of Senate history. The House did away with them completely as it grew, but the Senate chose to retain the possibility of […]
Doc Searls does some interesting musing about IQ scores and their meaning. Doc, I’ll toss something in from the other side of the equation than most of the other correspondents. You see, I know from personal experience that IQ is a meaningless indicator of future performance. My IQ was tested many times, mainly because i […]
I know, it’s foolish to think of the Sci-Fi Channel as actually accurate, but I’m really getting depressed over the number of times the term “science fiction” is abused. The latest instance apparently includes horror and fantasy. This is just silly. I suspect, however, it just is keeping in step with the general erosion of […]
The latest book in my return trip through Agatha Christie’s world is Cat Among the Pigeons. Someone is killing the schoolmistresses of one of the most exclusive girl’s schools in Britain. This one comes from the period where Dame Agatha was truly sick and tired of Hercule Poirot; it’s one of the books where she […]
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