Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
A witness, whom Reuters reported saying he saw a surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held territory on the day MH17 crashed, says Reuters gave a false report of his interview. According to Reuters: “Fedotov, the witness who described the ‘wiggling’ rocket, at first said on camera that it was fired from territory held by the Ukrainian
Monday, November 10th, 2014
These days, most people get their news from a comedian. That’s how pathetic the state of journalism is today. And why bother watching the “real” news. The facts frequently aren’t facts, the reporters don’t understand their subjects,...
Friday, October 17th, 2014
In what appears to be a staged “news” event, a young man in Liberia is taken to a clinic where he rolls on the ground moaning, “I’m dying, I’m dying…” in full view of a news cameraman....
Monday, October 6th, 2014
Would you rather have ice in your soda, or drink water from a fast food restaurant’s toilet? Any normal person would go for the ice of course. But according to a 7th grade student’s winning science...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
A recent NASA study predicted that civilization would end in the next 20 years if we do not change our ways. The study made the rounds on social media as such sensational predictions are apt to do....
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
What the hell is going on in Ukraine? It’s a fair question. But not one likely to be answered on the “news.” Condemnations by politicians, calls for military threats, appeals to human interest, are mostly smoke. Much...
Thursday, November 28th, 2013
Back in the early 90s, I felt a need to understand politics far better than I had, and I spent a lot of time and effort on it. Along the way – and partly by accident –...
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Typhoon Yolanda, may very well have been the strongest typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines, at least measured in wind speed. The devastation, and cost to human life are truly tragic, and the people of the...
Friday, October 18th, 2013
Bay area commuters held hostage as BART union goes on strike. Bart Strike.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
Auburn Alabama prides itself on friendship and civility. So it was a bit of a shock when that Southern charm was smashed over a few weeks, in which friend turned against friend, becoming antagonists and enemies. Politics....
Monday, September 9th, 2013
Did you ever stop to wonder why is there a “Middle East” in the first place? Just about as long as any of us can remember there have been problems there. But why are the lines drawn...
Saturday, July 13th, 2013
It’s a miracle! The New York Times finally found a regulation it doesn’t like, when British Parliament recently passed a law aimed at “reining in Britain’s reckless tabloid newspapers.” According to the NYT, this would “do more...
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
There’s a dangerous storm brewing in Florida. Not in the Atlantic but off the coast of Lake Monroe in the Sanford County Courthouse. Just up the freeway from DisneyWorld, George Zimmerman is on trial for the murder...
Sunday, July 7th, 2013
Air travel is generally safe, but not 100% safe. Sometimes equipment fails, sometimes the weather interferes, and sometimes humans err. In his 2009 book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell examined a particular type of human error in a chapter...
Saturday, July 13th, 2013
Sum Ting Wong? Yes…
In medieval times the court jester was there to say things that no one else would dare. To point out truths, lurking right before the eyes. And so it was yesterday, when someone played an ill-timed prank...