One reason is because Nobel Prizes didn’t exist then. They were created by a will that Alfred Nobel signed on Nov. 27, 1895; came into being when the will was officially approved by Norwegian authorities on April 26, 1897; and weren’t awarded until 1901 (read history here). The recipient[...]
Archive for July, 2021
No “hotline” to Beijing?
“The Biden administration is examining the possibility of setting up an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to the so-called ‘red phone’ established between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, which allowed for direct communication with the Kr[...]
Video: A day in the life of a cat
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Music video: Necking with donkeys
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Navy secretary nominee pledges to defend Taiwan
Biden’s nominee for Navy secretary, Carlos Del Toro (photo, left; bio here), spoke of defending Taiwan in strong terms during his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Del Toro said, “It’s incredibly important to defend Taiwan in every way possible. We should be focused on[...]
The legal consequences of volunteering to be the butt of a joke
Back in 2018, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen made a fool of notorious Alabama politician Roy Moore. Cohen invited Moore to appear on his TV show. Moore took the bait. He even signed a contract agreeing, buried in so many obfuscating legal phrases, to be made a fool of. “During the segment, Cohen p[...]
July 13th, 2021 - 12:14 pm § in Israel/Palestine
Your signs or your peace talks
The U.S., under new management, is trying to restart peace talks between Israel, also under new management, and the Palestine Authority, still under the same old management. “The PA’s list of demands to do so likely will include returning to an earlier status quo that limited Jews from visit[...]
Video: How to defeat Ben & Jerry’s ice cream lock
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Branson’s space flight
This was touted as the maiden commercial space flight, potentially heralding the dawn of a new industry. But there’s a long way to go. All Richard Branson’s toy rocketship did was shoot straight up to 280,000, and glide back down. The entire “spaceflight” lasted a few minutes[...]
GOP terrorism in Texas
Texas, like other states, has complicated voting laws. Too complicated for ordinary people to understand. But that’s no excuse. If you vote — or even attempt to vote — in Texas by mistake, you can go to prison for years. But only if you’re black. First there was the case of C[...]