Author: growthrate

CNN is reporting that the US is detaining about 50 Cubans at Guantanamo Bay.  It seems these individuals have, at various times, attempted to migrate to the US, but US authorities intercepted them at sea. Ordinarily, US...

Well, I don’t live in Chicago – haven’t been there in several years, actually, except to change planes at Ohare.  As a result, I haven’t been up on what looks like a stylish bit of guerrilla politics...

Now comes the time to look back on the Lamont victory last night, and ahead to the irritation of needing to continue to deal with Joe “How Can I Miss You if you Won’t Go Away” Lieberman.  As I do, it...

I’m an immoderate consumer of crossword puzzles and word games.  I particularly like the cryptic puzzle in the Financial Times.  Cryptics make use of both straight definitions and wordplay.  Part of the game...

It’s Friday, so it figures to be time for another installment of my occasional (very occasional) series on figures of speech and other linguistic mischief.  Let me install my headphones – ah, there we are...