Novel Form
Novels require suspense about the outcome between a determined person and a formidable obstacle. If the story cannot be cast in that shape, then another…
Author: Robert Hamill
Gas Explosion and Speed of Recovery
Probably two years before the replacement townhouses are ready for occupancy. Such is the speed (or lack thereof) for an isolated disaster. Unfortunately, that is…
Python Program, Displaying the Majority of Majority
I wasn't going to write the post without a suitable image. I decided to create it myself. A work in progress.
Reaction to Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith My rating: 3 of 5 stars Goldsmith’s novel is a child of the Age of Reason. It’s much…
Constitutional Paradox
This dangerous inconsistency in the Constitution, allowing Presidents to overpower the judicial branch, needs to be amended by removing Presidential pardons.
Staircase of Science
Science has lost of the thread of life going down the staircase, perhaps that's why it can't find free will on the way up.
Cultural Changes and Political Affiliation
Will we end up with two cultures inhabiting the same land? Will they alternate in power or will they cleave into separate fiefdoms?
Live by the Word
Trump's new explanation for an event that earlier earned a denial implies that truth is now hidden under words which overweight the fact with an…
Black-or-White Thinking, an Example
Don't ignore all threats because there is one threat you can't eliminate.
Russian Investigation Gag Order
A gag order doesn't ban discussion. It requires that it take place under oath. That statements will stand up under scrutiny.