Quote of the Day
November 5, 2016
“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.” ― Gore Vidal
Quote of the Day
November 4, 2016
“People keep saying ‘science doesn’t know everything!’ Well, science ‘knows’ it doesn’t know everything; otherwise it would stop.”—Dara Ó Briain
The Icing on the Trump Cake
November 3, 2016
Melania Trump was out stumping for Donald today. In her first campaign speech, Melania said that as First Lady she wants to protect children from “hurtful social media.” What? If she does become First Lady it will be for a President who has raised cyber bullying on social media to nearly cosmic levels. Who on … More The Icing on the Trump Cake
Quote of the Day
November 2, 2016
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.” ― Karl Marx
Quote of the Day
November 1, 2016
“Historians are to nationalism what poppy-growers in Pakistan are to heroin-addicts: we supply the essential raw material for the market.” ― Eric Hobsbawm
The Imitation Game
October 31, 2016
I was next in line at the check-out counter at my local supermarket. The young man checking the groceries was going through the motions with the usual check-out patter: “How are you today?” “Did you find everything you wanted?” “Do you want the meat wrapped in plastic?” “Do you want help out with that?” “Have … More The Imitation Game
Quote of the Day
October 31, 2016
“It’s freezing and snowing in New York. We need global warming!”–Donald Trump
Quote of the Day
October 28, 2016
“The atheist staring from his attic window is often nearer to God than the believer caught up in his own false image of God.” ― Martin Buber
Trump’s Secret Weapon
October 27, 2016
As the American presidential campaign draws to a close, Donald Trump desperately needs to make up for his deficit among women voters. The gender gap has become a chasm, largely because the dishonest media insists on quoting Trump verbatim all the time. So unfair! But Trump has a secret weapon up his sleeve: his loyal … More Trump’s Secret Weapon
Quote of the Day
October 27, 2016
“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. … More Quote of the Day
No Harm Spilt 