Eat the Rich: Happy Birthday to Steven Joyce Dryden.
Two nights ago in DC’s Shaw district, an assorted bunch of us celebrated the birth (July 29), continued existence and never-ending achievements […]
Month: July 2014
A Question of Standing: Does the GOP House have any class? Does it have a good lawyer?
I used to like the GOP more. Whether or not I voted its way on a candidate or an issue, I liked […]
The Economist has had it with Putin; calls out France, Italy, Germany, US and UK.
The West as Appeasement Weenies? See Russia, MH17 and the West: A web of lies. Screaming excerpts: Since the murders of the […]
Prisoner of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Best rock refrain ever.
Lord, take me downtown, I’m just lookin’ for some tush. –Gibbons, Beard & Hill
Georgetown’s Key Bridge Gems: PBC and WCC.
I’m in Washington, D.C. this week. I usually stay on the other side of the Potomac River in downtown Washington. But this […]
The Post Pub, 1422 L Street NW, Friday, 5:00 pm, July 25, 2014.
Most of this week, and early next, I’ll be in Washington, D.C. I should be finishing work early this Friday (the 25th). […]
The Economist: India steps up to its age-old public sanitation crisis.
Finally, it’s all about the toilets. And, more importantly, it’s even okay now to talk about it. See The Economist feature Sanitation […]
Happy 125th Birthday, Coca-Cola.
On this day in 1889, the Coca Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.
In Vox Populi: New article on natural gas fracking.
We believe that the only way for society to change is for people’s voices to be heard. The subject of this dialogue […]
Recession Story: This is what humility, courage and resilience look like.
This op-ed/story has made the rounds since we discovered it last night. Originally, it may have appeared in Newsday on July 8–but […]
Are We Not Men?
If you are having a bad week.
John Kerry threatens Afghan presidential rivals with “Mother of All Time-Outs.”
In the case of Afghanistan, the ‘time-out’ punishment means a crippling withdrawal of money, guns and American contractors that Afghanistan counts on […]
[UPDATED] Last Week’s Zoning Power-Based Decision by New York Court of Appeals: A “Watershed” for Fracking Opponents?
For the future of fossil fuel extraction in America, here is an important and possibly game-changing development (although I was just informed […]
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Steve Jobs: Genius, Baby Boomer, Sadist.
Image: M. Nudelman/Biz Insider Oh, the Humanity, Dude: Was Jobs seriously out of line asking employees “what are you working on?” Business […]