Archive for July, 2017

Wednesday Night #1846
July 26, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1846

We never thought that one of the major news items for a Wednesday Night would be one that dealt with Boy Scouts of Ameri ...

Turkey 2016 – 2017
July 21, 2017, 1 Comment

Turkey’s Erdogan Refuses to Back Down in Feud With Germany (NYT) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey raised the s ...

U.S. Government & governance 2017 – the first six months
July 19, 2017, Comments Off on U.S. Government & governance 2017 – the first six months

Eight Political Scientists Who Will Make Sense of 2017 Presidential memoranda vs. executive orders. What’s the dif ...

Wednesday Night #1845
July 19, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1845

The dominant news is of the débacle of the Republicans’ attempt to repeal & replace ObamaCare (see Affordable ...

Wednesday Night #1844
July 12, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1844

Diana has been felled by a sinus/cold and headache which has seriously damaged her ability to think clearly, so please f ...

Wednesday Night #1843
July 5, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1843

To add to Gerald Ratzer’s eclectic collection of historical and fun facts: Founding fathers Thomas Jefferson, John ...

Quebec Anglos – Aislin
July 3, 2017, Comments Off on Quebec Anglos – Aislin

50 Years of Aislin: Les anglophones, Part 1 Once upon a time in Quebec, it was English-speaking Montreal that produced t ...