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December 2016

December 21, 2016

Should we abandon the Electoral College?

So says the New York Times in its editorial earlier this week. The article doesn't...

December 20, 2016

Aleppo: this is what war is like

This is a post I've been sitting on for a while, as the situation in...

December 12, 2016

High-tech NFP: 30 years of missed opportunities?

Lost in all the pre-election reporting was a report about a potential new male contraceptive...

December 10, 2016

Commies! Commies under the bed!

The latest report, from all the usual news sources, is that the CIA believes that...

December 06, 2016

The Economist thinks it knows how to reduce abortion . . . eh, not so much

"How to Make Abortion Rarer" -- that's the title of an article in this week's...

December 05, 2016

A new(ish) contraceptive mandate in Illinois

Here's a piece of legislation which got pretty much zero coverage at the time it...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

What was the last item you bought from a small business?

That's a question I posed on my facebook page yesterday. In hindsight, I should have...

November 26, 2016

More on NFP effectiveness – and a shocker!

So last week I wrote about a very-statistically-credible German-conducted effectiveness study for sympto-thermal NFP that...

November 24, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving! And . . .

tell me your stories! Conservative blogs and commentary sites have been full of reports lately...

November 22, 2016

On Trump’s business dealings, the right answer isn’t clear

We've never had this situation before, have we? A president(-elect) who is simultaneously the owner...

November 21, 2016

Co-parenting with a rapist?

Not news, but worth discussing: an article on CNN, "'I have to text my rapist':...

November 20, 2016

The Hamilton kerfuffle

So, raise your hands if you've seen the reports about the speech that a Hamilton...

November 17, 2016

One voter, one vote?

Since I’m thinking about constitutional subjects, and yet do not want to address the stupidity...

November 16, 2016

More effective than the pill. Wait, what?

"Wait, what?" is my 13 year old son's favorite line when something surprises him, and...

November 15, 2016

A little Article 5 question

Here's Article 5 of the Constitution, in its entirety: The Congress, whenever two thirds of...

November 14, 2016

Confirmation saint wanted!

For my eighth grade son. Requirements: should be someone fairly contemporary, and "relatable." But not,...

November 12, 2016

A few words on unity

Came across this today: By nature, people show favoritism toward those they perceive as part...

November 12, 2016

What’s the purpose of the Electoral College? Plus: a bonus Jane Plan!

Why do we have such a convoluted mechanism as the Electoral College? Here's how Alexander...

November 11, 2016

Repeal and Replace?

So that's what Trump and Congress claim they're going to do. What do they mean?...

November 11, 2016

Three Days After

Folks, just a few words of perspective: November 8th was the election, and, yes, many...

November 10, 2016

Quick electoral vote math

More to come, but I have to start work. . . Here are the numbers,...

November 09, 2016

Live by the [identity politics], die by the [identity politics]

I suspect my commentary on the election, such as it is, is going to come...

November 09, 2016

So, what now?

Let's start by saying that I did not expect last night's results. I think I'm...

November 08, 2016

Yes, Trump had a closing argument, too

Also in the USA Today. it was less coherent and outlinable. Drain the swamp. Repeal...

November 08, 2016

Clinton’s closing argument

As published in USA Today, on Monday. She proclaims her intention to be bipartisan, to...

November 08, 2016

A few (borrowed) words on election day

So, as faithful readers of this blog know, June 23 found us in London, touristing,...

November 07, 2016

Girl Boy Scouts: an update

Because there are things happening in the world besides the election and the Cubs, including...

November 06, 2016

Sometimes wildly improbably things happen. The Cubs’ win isn’t one of them.

Everyone's celebrating the Cubs victory -- the underdog team, against all odds winning the World...

November 03, 2016

Eh, what’s the worst that can happen?

I'll start you off: Clinton orders a no-fly-zone in Syria, and knocks a Russian...

November 03, 2016

Go Cubs, Go!

Yes, I stayed up past my bedtime (oh, who am I kidding? I often stay...

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