Octavia Butler, RIP
Octavia Butler, science fiction author and recipient of the Macarthur "genius" award, died on February 24 at the age of 58.Seattle Times obituary
View ArticleRumsfeld on the squash court
The Sunday NY Times has a front-page, below-the-fold profile about how Donald Rumsfeld's loves to play his favorite sport, squash (or formally, squash racquets). Link to story As it turns out, it...
View ArticleHousing stimulus $15K tax break: bad idea, or worst idea ever?
I'm all in favor of a strong housing market. I've been involved in real estate investment. But Isakson's proposal to give a $15K tax break for all home purchases is asinine on many levels.Encouraging...
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Vote-splitting and undervoting in the Georgia runoff elections
Credit for the victories for Joe Biden, Raphael Warnock, and Jon Ossoff in Georgia is deservedly given to the organizing efforts to register and mobilize voters. I was proud to do what little I could...
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