April 7, 2016

A looming moral dilemma

During wars between civilized nations (assuming that wars fought with mutually agreed upon rules are civilly acceptable), there are times when combatants on one side or the other realize that further fighting is futile and surrender.  Usual...

April 23, 2009

EPA and global warming

How confident can we be of the computer modeling that led the EPA to declare certain man-made "greenhouse" gases as pollutants that will contribute to global warming, a.k.a. climate change?  Looking at past performance of weather and c...

November 15, 2008

When Democrats run things

In The Tempest, William Shakespeare foretold the the effects of the Democrats controlling the White House and Congress:"...having both the keyOf officer and office, set all hearts in the stateTo what tune pleased his ear."...