Kyiv Independent Reports on Starlink in Ukraine
“Saint Elon” is a bit much but….
It started with a tweet from Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation:
“Saint Elon” is a bit much but….
It started with a tweet from Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation:
If he had tried to stab an ordinary citizen, he’d still be free under NY law!
On July 21 in front of many onlookers David Jakubonis tried to stab NY congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin (R). Jakubonis was subdued and arre More...
You be the judge.
Wisconsin Statute. § 6.87(4)(b)1: “The envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots.” Also in the law is a provision for voting in a registered More...
Electricity in Not Green Pixy Dust
Russia is now throttling back the supply of natural gas to Europe. Because gas is mostly delivered by pipeline, it is more difficult for Europe to source elsewhere than either oil or coal. Europe uses natural gas for heat (not critical at this time of ye More...
The price is often much higher than the risk avoided.
How many times in the past few years have we heard leaders say that some action was taken or not taken out of “an overabundance of caution”. This usually means that a politician is More...
We can us it.
Gerrymanders
Gerrymanders breed extreme partisans. If a district is “safe” for either the Ds or the Rs, then whoever wins the primary in the district wins the general election. The primary, in eff More...
“Lock it all down,” the epidemiologists said. They were correct that, the less people left their houses, the less the disease would spread.
“How will food get to their houses?” we can imagine leaders asking.
“There will have to More...
Not sending them more dangerous.
First we all thought that Ukraine would be conquered in two days. It wasn’t only Putin who made that mistake, it was almost everyone else including me. Now, because of Ukrainians’ incredible courage, we More...
Only independent producers will bring prices down.
The Competition Problem
Producers of commodity products have a problem they’ve had ever since capitalism was invented and probably before. It’s called competit More...