Coronavirus Lethality – Statistics & Comparisons
How much to worry about the disease? I don’t know, but to help think about it, I run through some numbers…
Read MoreSanders in the Cold War
Sanders’ willingness to speak truth to the US’s cold war rhetoric of the 1980s deserves praise, not criticism.
Read MoreAre Democratic Senators Victims of Demography?
In other words, each senator from the most Democratic states represents about four times as many people as each from the most Republican states.
Read MoreWatching The Wizard of Oz With Benjamin
Concerned that my son Benjamin didn’t find The Wizard of Oz wonderful enough, I got him to watch it with me again.
Read MoreBenghazi: Setting the Record Straight
The Republican campaign to demonize Hillary Clinton’s actions after the attack on a US facility in Benghazi, Libya is a good case study of a largely false narrative being effectively used for political gain. Here is summary of some facts which contradict commonly-stated accusations against Clinton.
Read MoreJulie Andrews, Hippie Harbinger
Barry A. Klinger, December 2013 It is shocking that The Sound of Music hit movie theaters in 1965, since its musical style seems to come from a different century than Jimi Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire at Monterey Pop (1967) or even the Beatles’ Ed Sullivan appearance (1964). Yet upon closer inspection one can
Read MoreIt Would Just Be A Big Dumb Food Processor
Janet: The more human I become, the less things make sense. But that’s… part of the fun, right?
Read MoreBenjamin and Barry’s Late Night Adventure
Usually on our walks he is indecisive about the direction, but despite his question he strides purposefully down the road towards Little Creek Drive.
Read MoreMisunderstanding Opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal
Barry A. Klinger, originally written 5 January 2020 I think there is a misunderstanding about the thinking of opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran. The misunderstanding stems from taking the anti-Iran propaganda at face value. I think analysts on the right do not think that Iran is going to just start unilaterally lobbing nukes
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