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I was looking at the Electoral College maps at 270toWin and noticed something interesting about the 1860 election that I had not seen before. The ranking by Electoral votes had Lincoln with 180, Breckinridge with 72, Bell with 39, and … Continue reading
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An Excess of Energy
The one thing, the only thing, that will encourage substitution of an alternate fuel is increasing the cost of the primary fuel relative to the cost of the alternate fuel. For example, walking to the store is 15 minutes, but … Continue reading
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Hyphenation
I realized today what bothers me about hyphenate groupings of people, such as Irish-American, Italian-American, or African-American. Why aren’t they just “American”?
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Ugh
I was just looking for Sam Waterston’s reading of Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech. What I found was a picture of the Cooper Union’s new academic building. Architects these days. There are images of the interiors which are even more disturbing. … Continue reading
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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which … Continue reading
Scooters
This morning I heard a piece on the radio about scooter sales in New York City. One of the comments piqued my interest. [The owner of Vespa SoHo, Zachary] Schieffelin says he hopes this means New York will start to … Continue reading
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Go Wake Up the Judge
You know how in the movies, when the cops want to bust in on the mob doing their dirty deeds, first they go wake up the judge in the middle of the night, or drag him out of his poker … Continue reading
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