Communism

Kids today (and some misguided politicians) are enamored with Socialism and its brother Communism.  They don't know what it was like. Here is a first hand account.

California has a new law: AB5.  It was a gift to the unions from Democrats. It's putting a lot of people out of work and they are upset.

This is interesting. Richard Pearse built an airplane before the Wright Brothers.

Did China steal the Corona Virus from Canada and weaponize it?

There are usually bad locust swarms in much of East Africa. Here are some pictures in The Atlantic.

Here's some fun anecdotes about Biden's skill as a politician.

There's a new film coming out about Justice Clarence Thomas, exposing the high-tech lynching attempt by Joe Biden

A pretty good critique of the reporters who covered Jussie Smollett hoax.

I watched most of the impeachment hearings live.  I thought the defense team did an amazing job arguing against the Democrats case. The reliably biased media thought the opposite and gave the Democrats more credit than they deserved. Many people have become skeptical of the media once they see coverage of some event they witnessed directly.

Here's a update on the streets of San Francisco a dystopian nightmare.

How the Chinese Government kept news of the Corona virus secret until it was too late. Update Febuary 7. There are reports Li has died from the virus.

Programmers strike again. How an untested smart phone app kept Iowans from reporting the result.

Occasionally, different numbers of people in China infected with the Coronavirus are leaked out. Here's one example. Considering the extensive quarantine efforts, larger numbers seem likely.

Here's something you don't often hear about Harvey Milk.

Global warming update: Japan is racing to build 22 new coal burning power plants, switching from clean nuclear power after the one-off Fukushima reactor failure.

They had a good-sized earthquake in the Caribbean recently. Wonder what it's like to be scuba diving during an earthquake?

Bernie is preparing a bunch of executive orders to enact as soon as he becomes President.

The media is always wrong about Trump and national security.

James Carville is panicking; scared to death of Bernie Sanuders.

Here's a fellow reflecting on the impact of Rush Limbaugh.

Sometimes it's just impossible to meet racial quotas when the target population is lower than the quota.

UC Santa Cruz tosses qualified candidates in first stage of hiring: not diverse enough. That'll do a lot for quality education.

When students demanded divestment from fossil fuels, a professor offered to turn off the heat.

Is Adam Schiff up the creek after his failed impeachment?

The first Super Bowl was broadcast on two networks, but you can't see the film.