Monthly Archives: November 2015

The NY Times is baffled while contemplating how as areas grow poor, people reject the offer of handouts: It is one of the central political puzzles of our time: Parts of the country that depend on the safety-net programs supported … Continue reading →

Everyone’s amygdalae is on edge: The leader of a Syrian-American community organization on Monday voiced concerns about political differences between refugees and families long established in and around Allentown. “I don’t care if it’s my brother,” said Aziz Wehbey, president … Continue reading →

Russia fights like a wolf: Russia kills commander of the “Army Of Islam” by wiping out the whole town he was in. Once a K-strategist enters a theater of operations the locals are either with the K-strategist, or the worth … Continue reading →

This is why when I first saw Donald, I was excited: If you are still confused about how Donald Trump is walking away with the Republican nomination for president, look no further than his swift, reflexive, fearless and unvarnished response … Continue reading →

Courtesy of a reader’s kind email: In the days since the heinous terror attacks in Paris took 130 innocent lives and wounded hundreds more, Americans have flooded into gun stores to purchase new guns and sign up for concealed carry … Continue reading →

From the Syrian ambassador: NEW DELHI – In early September, media reported, citing an unnamed ISIL operative, that an estimated 4,000 covert ISIL terrorists had arrived to Europe disguised as refugees. “Among the refugees, who went to Europe, maybe more … Continue reading →

Nathan asks in the comments: what do you think of CSR theory as a refinement of r/K? I read a bit about it from an author named Grimes. I confess never having heard of CSR Theory before, probably because up … Continue reading →

This was predictable: Germany cancelled a football match against Holland in Hanover just 90 minutes before kick-off after receiving ‘concrete information’ about a terror threat. A concert venue in the city was also evacuated amid heightened security concerns in the … Continue reading →

First the idiot father who told his kids flowers would protect them from the bad men with guns. Then there is everybody raving about the Barbie commercial featuring a boy playing with the Barbie doll. Then there is people commending … Continue reading →

Sepp Blatter admitted to the hospital. Diagnosis: Amydala: Sepp Blatter remains in a Swiss hospital after what his spokesman called a “small breakdown” related to stress. The 79-year-old suspended FIFA president expects to leave the hospital next Monday, Zurich-based spokesman … Continue reading →