“No liberal is going to win a debate that big government freed the slaves,” Heritage Foundation president and former South Carolina senator Jim DeMint told a radio host on Wednesday. And he’s right, unless you consider the U.S. government circa 1865 a “big government.”[...]
Archive for April, 2014
April 9th, 2014 - 12:20 pm § in Misc.
Why the UW Needs to Speak Out For Mass Transit
On the AAUP listserv, Robert Wood wrote about the need for public transit for the UW community: Rob’s comment: Dear Prof Schwartz, As someone who takes the bus pretty much everyday, I can see that students, staff and and faculty alike strongly rely on Metro. Yes, you are correct that [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Russia Sees Itself As Allied With Independent Scotland
Independent Scotland may lose UK as energy buyer After carrying through its threat to use its energy weapon to support the choice of Crimea to become part of the Mother labs, the Russian state media suggest that Britain[...]
April 9th, 2014 - 9:26 am § in Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges
UConn Moves Academic Programs from Provost to Athletic Director!
Star UConn Husky player Shabazz Napier may have given Husky fans here at the UW something to discuss besides a basketball victory. Following the Huskies’ NCAA win of BOTH the male and the females championships, these Huskies (from UConn) are airing the dirty underside of the life of the stu[...]
April 9th, 2014 - 8:59 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: More pings off of Australia
Two new “ping” signals have been detected, confirming two earlier signals locating Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may be within the 1,300 square kilometer search area> it is, however, not certain these all cme from the same source. “I’d say they are separate [...]
April 9th, 2014 - 2:10 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 32: 70th anniversary of what Robert must have seen in Buchenwald
My brother and sister should look at this picture and be ashamed. Today is the seventieth anniversary of our father’s entering Buchenwald to give care to inmates who had not yet escaped. Robert’s photography and writings remain locked in a lawyer’s safe in Boston, decaying be[...]
April 9th, 2014 - 12:24 am § in The Ave Scene
Jeff Bezos Gives Some Money
Geekwire Reports: Bezos gives big to Fred Hutch Jeff Bezos has an amazing Dad .. watch this video to be convinced that good traits can be passed from parent to child even without DNA! His Dad’s mantra appears to be to do good with whatever you have! Now Bezos Jr. may be emerging as a [&hel[...]
April 8th, 2014 - 9:19 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Quebec to stay in Canada
Quebec election ousts separatists [...]
April 8th, 2014 - 8:49 am § in China
CHINA: Will exercise its imperial rights!
Xinhua reports that “China will not compromise on issues regarding territory and sovereignty” In other words, China will show no interest in the territorial rights or Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia … not to mention Tibet and Korea. The image to the left is of an exhibit [...]
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