The ugly aftershocks of Pluto’s demotion

I tell you what: you get these astro-types wound up, and they get one hell of a power trip going. As you know, the International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto in 2006, reclassifying it as a dwarf planet and instantly obsoleting hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of science fair projects worldwide. So now National Geographic … Read more

William F. Buckley Jr. dead at 82

We lost a great thinker, author, and American hero today. So many will say so much more, and so much better, than I ever could, so I’ll keep it short.  He stood athwart history yelling “Stop!”, apparently until his last breath, given that he died in his study. I admire his nearly unbelievable list of … Read more

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