Words Seldom Seen: Virga
Virga Noun: Rain that falls from a cloud and evaporates before reaching the ground. Example: "They watched...
Author: Simon
The Three Rules of Conversation
The three rules of conversation: Is it kind, Is it true, Is it necessary. Thanks to Steve Gerst for...
Buy American
"Buy American" as a national policy is a really bad idea. It was a bad idea when President Trump used it to...
Immigration Justice
The case for allowing people to move is simple; openness to newcomers is morally right, economically beneficial...
Sharing is Caring?
“When something is shared by everyone, it usually gets ruined by the worst-behaved of us.” This is the...
Stay Up
"Don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up." John Wagner Masking during the Covidian era...
Words Seldom Seen: Mnemonic
Mnemonic Noun: A prompt that helps one remember something. Example: "In first grade we used a musical...
Empires
“Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international...
Spies are Everywhere
It looks like our local Safeway has been invaded by spy balloons. We suspect they are Chinese. Air strikes have...
Bad Policy
"Rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city - except for...
