Category: Non-Fiction
Great Idea, Poor Presentation
It's possible, mathematically, for a teacher who performs better each year to be worse overall! Isn't that astounding?
Arab Governments and Terrorists
This makes the terrorists a useful ally in sitting Arab governments. These governments fear that the economic frustration will be properly focused against them.
National Air and Space Museum Dulles
Notes on visit to National Air and Space Museum at Dulles
NY City Weekend
Chris, Carol, and I made a long weekend at the end of April 1985 in New York City.
This Pen for Hire
It's a good living, even during this Great Recession. It will remain so as long as politicians want to appear as benefactors when they're actually…
In the Year 2525
The cicadas last appeared in 2004 and return every 17 years. Halley's Comet last appeared in 1986 and returns every 76 years. In what year…
War Powers Act
A law that is ignored by presidents, unenforced by Congress, and left fallow by the Supreme Court.
Meaning, Political Decision
What does it mean when someone claims that it was a political decision? That the power of one group is used to convince another group…