Trump Can't Have It Both Ways[Click] And neither can anyone else; there is a choice to be made between restricting trade and limiting low-skill immigration.
It was rainy and windy last night, and there was some desultory snow and, later in the afternoon, some more determined wind. But overall, Springfield, or at the very least my neighborhood of Forest Park, got off lightly indeed. I saw scary footage of Boston and the news reports said the storm was affecting the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to North Carolina. Not for the first time, I'm thankful to be in the Pioneer Valley.
This afternoon I picked up The Autobiography of Malcolm X again after several months. He was an amazing man and incredibly intelligent. Just think what he could have done if that stupid, bigoted eighth grade teacher had encouraged him to go to law school, rather than telling him that, because he was black, he should become a carpenter. I simply can't get my mind around any teacher saying that to any child, especially the top of his class, in the early 1940s.
Can't say as I know all that much about Malcolm X, but he certainly does seem at a minimum to have been a very interesting person. He probably gets short shrift (if any mention at all) in high school US history classes, but the same can be said of so many people and things.
Vermont is first!
ReplyDeleteVermont Senate unanimously approves gun removal bill
http://www.wcax.com/content/news/Vermont-Senate-unanimously-approves-gun-removal-proposal-475439233.html
Vt. Senate gives nod to gun background check measure
http://www.wcax.com/content/news/Vt-Senate-gives-initial-approval-to-gun-background-check-measure-475585323.html
Considering how liberal Vermont is with respect to carrying firearms makes the new laws all the more impressive.
DeleteAnd the completed proverbs are a hoot!
Alan
Trump Was ‘Unglued’ When He Started a Trade War[Click] I shouldn’t say that he was particularly well glued to start with…
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Trump Can't Have It Both Ways[Click] And neither can anyone else; there is a choice to be made between restricting trade and limiting low-skill immigration.
ReplyDeleteWill the Last Person to Leave the West Wing Please Turn Out the Lights?[Click]
Trump Repeats Nixon's Folly[Click]
How Prehistoric Humans Spiced Up Their Dinner[Click] Mustard has been popular for [at least] 6,000 years. (Podcast, mostly.)
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ReplyDeleteNor'easter: relentless winds and rain hammer US east coast[Click]
More than 2,800 flights canceled, mostly in the northeast
More than 1.6 million homes and businesses were without power
Gee.
Alan
It was rainy and windy last night, and there was some desultory snow and, later in the afternoon, some more determined wind. But overall, Springfield, or at the very least my neighborhood of Forest Park, got off lightly indeed. I saw scary footage of Boston and the news reports said the storm was affecting the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to North Carolina. Not for the first time, I'm thankful to be in the Pioneer Valley.
DeleteOh, yes. Sis mentioned something about blessing the guns. The mere idear makes my flesh crawl!
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This afternoon I picked up The Autobiography of Malcolm X again after several months. He was an amazing man and incredibly intelligent. Just think what he could have done if that stupid, bigoted eighth grade teacher had encouraged him to go to law school, rather than telling him that, because he was black, he should become a carpenter. I simply can't get my mind around any teacher saying that to any child, especially the top of his class, in the early 1940s.
ReplyDeleteCan't say as I know all that much about Malcolm X, but he certainly does seem at a minimum to have been a very interesting person. He probably gets short shrift (if any mention at all) in high school US history classes, but the same can be said of so many people and things.
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