How America Ruined Its Own Election System, and How to Fix It

This is a topic I’ve been hoping to someday write extensively on, and the truth is I’m not quite ready to do so. But I have an observation that is so startling and so much in line with my thinking on this issue that I thought I’d share it as a way of introducing the … Continue reading How America Ruined Its Own Election System, and How to Fix It →

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Twin Cities Area Energy Transition Event

A citizens action group I’m a member of is hosting an event that I wanted to tell you about. Here’s the info: What: “Great River Energy – Leading Cooperatively toward a Cost-Effective and Carbon Constrained Future” When: Tuesday, January 9 at 7:00 pm Where: at Great River Energy, 12300 Elm Creek Blvd N in Maple … Continue reading Twin Cities Area Energy Transition Event →

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How to do amateur sky-watching. NOT!

In the very beginning, dad admonishes a kid with the phrase “nothing flies randomly…” Then shit starts flying randomly. Trigger warning: Shocking event just after 1:13.

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How to fix the fake-news problem.

Did you know that truck drivers in Puerto Rico did NOT actually go on strike during Hurricane Maria relief efforts? Or that a former Obama White House official did NOT actually confirm that they wiretapped Trump Tower? Or that the sexual misdeed accusations against former Senate candidate Roy Moore were NOT actually a setup? Or … Continue reading How to fix the fake-news problem. →

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When investigating Trump, Look Both Ways

My advice to students I’ve had the chance to supervise is extensive, but includes the phrase “look both ways.” In that case, I refer specifically to library research. This worked better when most of our research was done using dead tree fragments. Here’s how it works. You find out about a book of interest. You … Continue reading When investigating Trump, Look Both Ways →

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Cheap Books

Just in case you got an Amazon Gift Card for Christmas, here is a way to spend it VERY SLOWLY on cheap Kindle books, selected because of their potential interest to readers of this blog: Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia From Michael Korda, author of the New York Times bestselling Eisenhower … Continue reading Cheap Books →

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About One in Five US President Dies, is Killed, or is Wounded in Office

Over one third are involved in something fatal or injurious to someone, themselves or another. A very small percentage leave office during their term because of their misdeeds. Presidents can leave office for a number of reasons, including getting tired of being President, or hitting term limits. Some are voted out of office before term … Continue reading About One in Five US President Dies, is Killed, or is Wounded in Office →

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