Quote of the day “That’s what the people of our countries now want us to focus on. Building back greener, building back fairer, building back more equal, in a more gender-neutral and a more feminine way.” Boris Johnson addresses his fellow G7 leaders while chairing the first working session of the summit. My take: Did …
~ John Glenn… As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.
“I think we can all agree that the two worst things in the world are camping and picnics,” writes Giles Coren. So, when you read “that there is a shortage of tents and picnic baskets which ‘could hit staycation plans’, you know that you are truly dwelling in the end times”. A staycation in the …
Critical race theorists often comment upon ithe underlying structures and biases of legal systems and arguments. In one famous paper, for instance, then-Harvard Law professor Derrick Bell argued that the famous Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education may not have been so much about high-minded legal principle but rather the perceived self-interest of …
Phone conversations It seems that 75% of people with mobile phones value an actual phone conversation, but that 92% mainly use their phones for internet access. Long rambling phone calls are on the out, declining yearly. Extroverts prefer face- to- face conversations, which they find energising. Introverts, of which I am one, use the phone …
Some things are almost beyond parody. Lord Frost says the (British) government will hire an external adviser to identify post-Brexit opportunities. “We have high hopes of outside input into this process,” he says. The government of the United Kingdom, almost five years after the Brexit referendum, wants help on identifying post-Brexit opportunities! (Truly! Ed) The …
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In 2020, CEOs made 320 times as much as an average worker. Yet employees who work day in and day out to help these businesses flourish, are awarded either the deeply-flawed subminimum tipped wage, the minimum wage of $7.25, or other wages that are less than $15 an hour despite the climbing cost of basic …
.Many CEOs and politicians like North Carolina State Rep. David Rouzer have been adamant in their beliefs that extended unemployment benefits and $1,400 direct stimulus checks have led to the lack of workers in the fast-food industry. This assertion is patently false and anyone who repeats it should be ashamed of themselves. Did it ever …
“ The size of a planet doesn’t strike you until you start looking for something”. David Sedaris, quoted in the Boston Globe
I walk in wonder through the wood Like some great temple, moist and still, Bid fair to meet some forest god, Or spirit of the Spring’s new growth, Maybe perched upon a bough Or peeping round some mossy root. “Do you, good stranger, come I peace Or will you jar our ageless calm?” The …
Epicurus may not have approved of politicians, and there is a good reason for that. The current furore over voting rights should be alarming to everyone who cherishes the American system, imperfect as are most of the works of humanity. The ruthless pursuit of power and refusal to compromise is un- Epicurean. The The following …
Welcome back to all kind readers! The British “Daily Star” ( which offers a take on the news that really “matters”) calls on readers to “do your bit for Britain”, as it reports that economists estimate every member of the public needs to buy 124 pints of beer to save our “beleaguered pub industry”. …
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“Yesterday I was at my local store buying a large bag of My Dog dog food for my loyal pet and was in the checkout queue when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. “What did she think I had an elephant? So, since I’m retired and have little to do, on …
The message from the reader: “Sorry, but it was the President and Chief negotiator of the European Commission who caused the crisis. “ If, immediately following the results of the vote on the 23rd June 2016, the President of the EU had acknowledged the dissatisfaction of a proportion of the British (mainly English) electorate and …
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