The murder of a fellow human being is not acceptable (period). Prof. Heather has a good take on what took place and want has been said. September 12, 2025 Letters from an American Since a gunman murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, both social media […]
Briefly . . .Ultraprocessed Foods and Cardiometabolic Health. Characterizing foods people are eating today . . . people in the US aged 1 year or older obtain an average of 55% of their calories from eating ultra-processed foods. Maya Vadiveloo, PhD, RD, an associate professor in the department of nutrition at the University of Rhode […]
Building and investment is stifled by the current regulatory regimes. Hence abundance denied. Of course, to gain some of the abundance Sam Walker discusses need investments newer infrastructure to support faster trains. he system is lacking the funding. Sam Walker . . . My following the railroad industry comes from growing up at Hollidaysburg, PA. […]
A first level of review is carried out by a scientific review group (SRG). It is composed (primarily) of non-federal scientists who have expertise in relevant scientific disciplines and current research areas. Their role is to assess the overall impact a proposed project (or resource, or training, or center, etc.) will likely have on the […]
This crap is beginning to grate on me. If it is not bothering you, then there is something wrong with your thinking. Tr__p is an elected official and not a king ruling by divine right. Tr__p is feeling pretty damn secure to imply such in public. No legitimate American wants a dictator “August 26, 2025” […]
August 21, 2025, Loyola University of Chicago. Why is this university so special for me? Well . . . I did my Masters work there which took me ~ three years to complete due to taking all the courses late afternoons or at night. The trip down to the Water Tower campus was done by […]
This short YouTube will eat up less than five minutes of your time. I believe Robert is mostly correct in his regard for our current president and a failed Republican party which appears to be bought, sealed, and delivered to do his bidding. The same as in the sixties and seventies, the answer to this […]
Dean Baker: Don’t Buy the Scare About Social Security. “The increase in spending on Social Security from 2033 to 2034 (measured as a share of GDP) is 0.03 percentage points. That would be less than 1.0 percent of the Pentagon’s budget. This is the extent of the increased economic burden in the year the trust […]
I am a licensed soccer coach who coached mostly teens and soon to be teens who could not make the upper level teams. In time they evolved into better players or just decided playing soccer would be an interest and not a goal. World Cup ended with Chelsea winning it all. Of course, Tr__p was […]
This is history and some whining also. But it it is worthwhile to look it over again. I read pieces like this and wonder. What the hell did you think Tr__p was going to do? Furthermore, what was wrong with Kamala Harris to cause you to vote for Tr__p? Tr__p has a history of lining […]