Posts

A short satirical response to reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was considering a role at Fox News.

An Election Day reflection on Trump, Sean Hannity, and the cost of prioritizing political victory over civic norms.

A brief comment on Melania Trump’s explanation of her jacket message and her remarks about being bullied.

Kurt Vonnegut’s appeal for kindness, followed by a critique of statistical comparisons in commentary on false sexual-assault allegations.

A Python script that uses macOS sips to generate four sizes of image thumbnails for a web gallery.

A brief link commenting on Republicans’ behaviour after a political victory.

Reflections on Christopher Browning’s analysis of democratic decline, Republican polarization, and the Kavanaugh confirmation debate.

Reflections on Adam Serwer’s essay about cruelty as a source of solidarity among Trump’s supporters.

A method of searching the official Russian language National Corpus using Python and SQLite.

A brief response to reporting on Donald Trump’s attitude toward debt and Republican fiscal responsibility.