May I draw your attention this week to the word “equity,” the increasingly popular idea that in American culture it’s not enough to maintain a society of opportunity, it must also have “equity.” Exactly what “equity” might look like in a free America is blurry. I was on a website recently that took a stab at defining it. Marin County, just north of San Francisco is a … [Read more...]
Poisoning pigeons in the park
“All the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon when we’re poisoning pigeons in the park.” — Tom Lehrer 1959 I’ve warned you many times and I admonish you again: Don’t let your kids play on the plastic turf at Sparks’ Golden Eagle Park. According to last week’s Tribune, the Sparks City Council spent $64,000 “to purchase SMG SportChamp artificial turf maintenance … [Read more...]
Washington gets migrants
WASHINGTON HAPPENINGS. Two big news stories in D.C. last week were Biden’s plunging approval ratings and the arrival of the first busloads of illegal immigrants courtesy of Greg Abbot, the Governor of Texas. As to the poll numbers, Biden will soon be as low as V.P. Harris, who sits at 28%. Also in an appearance on TV last week following a speech, Biden proffered his hand to … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Questioning science is how science is done
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The Nevada Legislature meets once every two years, making it half the clown show of the California Legislature, which meets every year and has a knack for talking about something insanely stupid on a weekly basis. This week it is AB2098, a COVID-19 “misinformation” bill. This bill actually seeks to censor medical … [Read more...]
Is this you? Wait! Don’t light that fire
I have given this story much thought. I thought it might tell of my hard headedness. I thought it might tell of my, “HA! I can do what I want,” side. Then I thought. Who hasn’t done something like it before? But. Yes a hot “but.” Tell it for all those who will do something like it in the future. Besides in hindsight, it’s kinda funny, now. Oh and the ending… Yesterday I was … [Read more...]
War in moderation?
“War: What is it good for?” soulfully sang Edwin Starr back in the Vietnam era. “Absolutely nothing,” he dissed. Alas and alack, the facts are otherwise. Perhaps the proper approach is the old admonition “all things in moderation.” The digital age was spawned by World War2 when computers were invented to do quick calculations for aiming artillery barrages. The … [Read more...]
Gun violence: New thinking should be required
The shootout in downtown Sacramento that left six dead and scores wounded once again underlines the irrefutable fact that one-trick-pony progressives who blame guns first for everything do not have a common-sense answer to American violence. Look, with each episode over the years of mass violence, legislators have enacted ever-tightening gun laws. California leads the league … [Read more...]
Current events
WHAT IS THE END GAME? With Russian troops decimating most of the cities they attack in Ukraine, what is the possibility of Russia occupying those cities once the war is over? Certainly those cities will have to see massive rebuilding before they can offer adequate living quarters. In addition, it is doubtful that the four million Ukrainians who have fled the country will have … [Read more...]