The good folks at Electoral-Vote.com have published an interesting map of the electoral votes in the 1976 and 2020 elections: As they say: Compare the 1976 map with the 2020 map. Eleven states (including D.C.) stayed blue (D.C., Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin). Twelve states stayed red … Continue reading Then and Now
Politics
Overdue Books
Speaker of the House
Second Thoughts
I’ll admit it. When I heard about the possible negative effects of gas stoves, my first thought was that you’ll have to pry my gas range out of my cold dead hands. After all, I love cooking on my gas range. But then I calmed down (it took at least 20 seconds) and I began … Continue reading Second Thoughts
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KO ❤️s Barbara
Just wanted to mention that in the latest episode of his podcast, The Large Soul of Barbara Walters, KO has a lovely tribute to that famous broadcaster. No bombast, no fire breathing, just a heartfelt paean. Of course, he saves the brass knuckles for the Supremes, and in particular John Roberts and Sam Alito, if … Continue reading KO ❤️s Barbara
Self-Reflection
Bruce Bartlett Tweets
Gun Safety
There was a story in the nytimes today about a white police officer in Texas who was convicted of murdering a Black woman when he fired a bullet through her bedroom window. The details are a bit sketchy, but apparently what happened was this: Atatiana Jefferson, who graduated in 2014 from Xavier University of Louisiana … Continue reading Gun Safety