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I guess it's pretty boring in Nanjing this winter.
In the last two weeks, machines from the following IP addresses have tried to break into one of my systems ( Read more... ) -
Belated thoughts on the Healthcare Rollout.
With the exception a couple of posts debunking provable misstatements of fact (one liberal, one conservative), I haven't written anything about the ACA rollout for a while. So here are some thoughts based on the last week or two of apologies, attacks, retreats, and attempted spin ( Read more... ) -
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you...
I've come to the conclusion, that only one man can end the current partial U.S. government shutdown. In this, our darkest hour, I call on that man to step forward and answer my country's need ( Read more... ) -
A Powell/Weinberger analysis of a U.S. attack on Syria.
Before we get involved in another war, it's worth asking some hard questions. Not surprisingly, I haven't been able to come up with a better set of questions to ask than those asked by Colin Powell and Caspar Weinberger. So here are their questions, and my proposed answers.
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Lies, Damn Lies, and GDP
For the first time in 4 years, the Commerce Department is revising its method of calculating U.S. GDP. This time it's a big change; for the first time the figure will include both Artistic and Scientific R&D expenditures. This is expected to add about 3% to the GDP ( Read more... ) -
A different government bailout.
USDA Announces Additional Actions to Manage the Domestic Sugar Surplus"Managing a surplus" sounds great, right? In fact, what the government is doing is spending $38 million dollars to buy sugar that it doesn't need ( Read more... ) -
Domestic Abuse, the Limits of Law, and No-Win Scenarios.
Many of you may have read about Carie Charlesworth, a Teacher at the Holy Trinity School in El Cajon California. While we haven't heard both sides of the story yet, this letter seems pretty clear. She's was a domestic violence victim, and now she's out of a job out of fear of her ex-husband's behavior ( Read more... ) -
501(c)(4) -- Yeah, about that.
Make no mistake, the IRS's biased enforcement of 501(c)(4) organizations is inexcusable. I don't know who the genius who thought up the brilliant idea to discriminate based on name, nor their motivation, nor whether their sins rise to the level of criminality. Nor do I expect any real answers from an "investigation" where all the players are more ( Read more... ) -
Open Season on a Gun Safety Course
Yesterday I took advantage of a half-price Amazon Local Offer to attend a Gun Safety Course in Woburn, MA. I now have my "Basic Firearms Safety Certificate" in hand, which is the first step to obtaining a license to purchase and carry firearms in Massachusetts. I have yet to decide whether I will actually apply, let alone purchase a firearm or join ( Read more... )
