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Fixing Things

Some people make things work better and more efficiently. When that involves automation, such improvements often cause other...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

One of the Oldest and Most Evil Imaginary Problems:

One of the Oldest and Most Evil Imaginary Problems: All of us, far more often than we realize,...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

With Elections Near, We Should Remember That the…

With Elections Near, We Should Remember That the Greatest Danger of Getting Elected is getting elected, and coming...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Lots and Lots of Global Warmers:

ACE Antarctic Climate Evolution AGU American Geophysical Union AIMES Analysis, Integration and Modeling of the Earth System ANDRILL...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Out on a Limb or Higher up the Tree?

The interpretation of today’s reading is one that makes Catholic Fundamentalists think they’ve gotten closer. On the other...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Searching for a Fatwa

Searching for a Fatwa. Recently, a group of Moslem scholars from Arabia defended a husband’s right to beat...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Results of Detubification

Some time ago, I bought a matching set of books that supposedly contained everything that Washington Irving ever...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

TVlessness Frees the Mind

It’s been almost two months since I’ve had a TV. The oddest effect that it’s had is that...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Too Many Think They Deserve Government Jobs and…

Several years ago, I noticed that more and more high school students at the top of their class...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Among Liberals, No Problem Must Be Solved

There’s always a lot of people sincerely saying “We simply don’t have the ability to control our borders.”...