Before you vote…

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) ObamaCare’s Chickens Come Home to Roost: Democrats, anticipating rage over huge premium increases scheduled for 2017, are already trying to blame Republicans (2) Forget the FBI cache; the Podesta Continue Reading →

Invisible transfers, long distance calls, hollow laughter in marble halls…

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Winston Smith

“For hard cash, we will lie and deceive…even our masters don’t know the webs we weave.” – Pink Floyd (1) The Mendacity Behind Obama’s Mockery of the Cash-for-Iran Story by Continue Reading →

Weekend 368.0 (Independence Weekend)

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) Liberal Cosmopolitans Lash Out at the Shattering of Their Worldview (National Review) “Liberal cosmopolitanism, regnant since the end of the Cold War, has bought completely into its own rightness. Continue Reading →

Weekend 363.1

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) Letter: ‘Empathizing’ with Malloy is ludicrous (Fairfield Citizen) (2) General Electric Planning Job Cuts in Connecticut (Hartford Courant) (3) Connecticut Tax Boomerang (Wall Street Journal) (4) 2016 Regular Session: Continue Reading →

Weekend 352.0 (…which one’s Pink?)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Winston Smith

I’ve written this before but I’m infinitely more happy NOT writing about (or following) politics. On the other hand, I’ve been roused by the gross proliferation of trough-eaters oozing and Continue Reading →

Swope Redux

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) Checkmate: The Economic Chess Masters Play a Losing Game (National Review) “The nature of our technologically enabled present global connectedness means that for the first time in human history Continue Reading →

Weekend 332.0

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) Eminent domain on steroids? New bill threatens cities, towns (Fairfield Citizen) (2) How Bad Religion Has Bequeathed Us ‘An Anxious Age’ (The Federalist)

Weekend 248.1 (Our Elites)

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Winston Smith

This is WHY I stopped writing about politics. The first example is local and the second is national BUT both demonstrate the “I got mine, you get yours” attitude of Continue Reading →

Weekend 234.1 (the Hive Mind)

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) The Joys of Urban Tech: Goodbye, office parks. Drawn by amenities and talent, tech firms are opting for cities (WSJ) (2) Orwell’s Guide to Making Jam: George Orwell’s show Continue Reading →

Weekend 224.0 (Gastby, crabs, and budgets)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

This post could have several titles like “the unreality of reality” or “the end game of postmodernism.” (1) All the Presidents’ Heads (Futurama) (2) Brand Takes a Tweeting (WSJ) (2a) Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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