Month: July 2012

My high temperature broke last night and our area, i.e., western New York, dropped from mid to upper 90’s to low 80’s today (degrees in Fahrenheit for our Canadian and other international friends). What’s your...

Because I live less than twenty miles north of the Maxon-Dixon line, I can quickly wind up in Dixie simply by making a wrong turn. While I was in Maine, things felt much different. Almost every town up there has a little square...

Okay, I’m back from my vacation. Where were we? Oh, yes, we were discussing the delicious spectacle of conservative superhero Richard Posner’s interview with NPR in which he referred to the modern GOP as a bunch of...

. Interview in Le Monde. Kofi Annan: “In Syria, obviously, we did not succeed” Q.  It looks more realistic could it be that the Russians help change the political leadership in Syria, but by ensuring that their...

Today is a travel day for me. I will spend many hours in the car. I think y’all can have a fruitful discussion of Richard Posner’s comments about the ‘goofy’ modern Republican Party while I navigate my...