Phony Facts: Alexander Graham Bell Missed His Calling
Alexander Graham Bell’s actual phone call The first words Alexander Graham Bell spoke on the telephone to his assistant in the next room was not “Mr. Watson, come … Read more
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Jackie Kennedy, Marge Simpson & Longevity: What I Learned from Magazines This Week
What I learned from magazines this week The title of the overdue book returned to a public library in San Francisco 100 years after it had been checked … Read more
Where Does Inequality Come From?
The vast inequality that’s rending our society is not a natural, inevitable or accidental phenomenon. The vast inequality that’s rending our society is not a natural, inevitable or … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/30/17
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
What is Worse Than Being Poor?
One especially ugly example of how poor kids are treated in school is an abhorrent practice called “lunch shaming.” These are hard times for America’s gold miners. They’re … Read more
President Raskolnikov
Maybe the President just likes firing people The firing of FBI Director James Comey by the President of the United States slammed Washington with the suddenness of a … Read more
Stop Blaming Workers for the Economy: The Bosses Made This Mess
These may be a boom economy for the luxury class in the U.S., but the middle class feels imperiled. The wailing in our country about the “invasion of … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/15/17
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
President Trump Stress Disorder
A new strain of stress disorder is wreaking havoc on Americans. An epidemic is sweeping the nation, causing sufferers to experience feelings of hopeless doom, certain annihilation and … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/9/17
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
