VOTE.GOV Heather Cox Richardson’s August 16 Letter from an American gives a brief yet very powerful review of the Alaska Gold Rush which began with discovery of gold in the Yukon in 1896, and had major political consequences back home in the U.S. The commentary is very much worth your time. * (To my knowledge only […]
By my count, it is 80 days to the 2026 election. My prediction that this one, and the ones following, will prove to be the most dangerous and consequential in American history, and the only antidote will be a well- informed citizenry who votes. The future is in the hands of we, the people. As […]
POSTNOTE, Wed August 12, 2026: Early this morning I looked up the Minnesota vote in the Primary Election. Source of data is the Minnesota Secretary of State weblink here. At the link choose the tab Election Results, on that page choose 2026 State Primary. All the rest is editorial. In the Flanagan/Craig race, my […]
PRENOTE: After I published this post less than a day ago, I watched episode 2 (of 3) of Chasing the Moon: Earth Rise, an American Experience production played on my local PBS station. This post is largely about personal thoughts about Space, so Chasing the Moon fits in. It occurs to me that the space […]
PRENOTE: Hiroshima-Nagasaki events Twin Cities Aug 5, 6, 8. Details at end of post. * Today’s column from Paul Krugman, “The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans” deserves a full and careful read. In 2008 Krugman received the Nobel Prize in Economic Science. My opinion: Krugman’s column concerns the arrogant obsession of the ultra wealthy […]
ALSO, August 1: very interesting informed comment on the current Nuclear talk, as well as information about the 81st anniversary (Aug 6&9) of Hiroshima and Nagasaki observances in this area, both here. * The Minnesota Primary Election is August 11, and because our law allows early voting, the vote has already started. I’ll vote early, […]
August 6 and 9, 2026. mark the 81st anniversary of two days which live in infamy – the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and in my mail came two separate items about nuclear which are very much related, in my opinion. The second is time sensitive, and at the end of this post, so for […]
Yesterday was Tony Fauci’s day in the bullseye in Congressional hearing about dealing with Covid-19, 6 years ago. This morning, Jeff passed along Paul Krugman’s take on this and other similar issues, and it is worth your time to read. I’m a subscriber to Krugman. Here is his column: “Reality is a Communist plot”. Anthony […]
Today, Sunday, July 26, 2026, is 100 days from Election Day November 3. My personal message is simple: be sure you are registered to vote, and vote well informed, for every office on your ballot. Every place will have differing specifics about who’s on the ballot, and specific procedures. A website to visit first, wherever you […]
61 years ago today, July 24, 1965, my wife, Barbara, age 22, died at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. She had been hospitalized there for 58 days, awaiting the possibility of a kidney transplant, a condition which had been part of our lives the entirety of our two year marriage. Our son was […]