Year: 2016

Why is Trump Campaigning in Colorado?

Donald Trump was in Colorado on Friday and he’s sending his caddie, Mike Pence, to campaign there next week. He must think he has a chance in the Centennial State, but things don’t look too positive in that regard....

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Howard Zinn

Various and sundry things I’ve read on this blog over the months I’ve visited have reminded me of this essay in The New Republic about Howard Zinn. Excerpt: “At many times in our national experience, there have...

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Quinn Norton: Everything is Broken

This is a must read because it is so clarifying over a wide scope of computer technology, security, and  privacy issues. Quinn Norton: Everything is Broken Facebook and Google seem very powerful, but they live about a week...

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When the Courts Call Your Party Racist

The New York Times editorial board scolds North Carolina Republicans for losing a case in federal court in which their voter suppression laws were found to have racist intent. More on that in a second. Over in Wisconsin, the...

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