From Energy Reports: The world’s first solar road in Normandy, northern France, which opened in 2016, has failed to meet expectations. The 2.8 square km of solar panels is in part damaged beyond repair and the 1km road did not …
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Good News! Director of the National Economic Council Declares Coronavirus “Contained”
From Politico: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Tuesday that the U.S. has “contained” the threat of a domestic coronavirus outbreak, breaking with the warnings of officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We have contained …
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Trump and American Public Health
From The New Yorker: Donald Trump may be the most erratic and intemperate man ever to occupy the Presidency, but, when it comes to protecting the public health of Americans, his actions have been unfailingly consistent. Since the day he took …
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Regulating Capitalism
We’re looking at the endgame of (largely) unregulated capitalism. This is what greed and an icy cold indifference to human misery, left to their own devices, look like: unlimited political corruption, cruelty, poverty, a vanishing middle class, environmental devastation, racial …
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Do We Have an Allergy To Opinions?
The meme suggests that we’re more sensitive to opinions generally than we have been in the past, but that’s not the issue. The problem is that many people have opinions today that the rest of us find disgusting, and they …
Joe Coulombe, Founder of Popular Trader Joe’s Markets, Dies
It is with sadness that I note the passing of Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe’s markets.
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No, Trump Has Not Crossed the Line, Because THERE IS No Line
In response to Trump’s new claim (see meme) that the coronavirus is a hoax perpetrated by the Democrats, a reader notes, “In a way, I am glad he is further exposing his utter insanity for all to see. We must …
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Conservation of Energy: Neat Video
We often talk about the basic principles of physics here, since they are so fundamental to our understanding of the various sources of energy available to us.
The Dutch Speak About Trump
As I’ve mentioned, the people I run into from outside the U.S., when asked about Trump, generally try to be kind, and say things like, “We just feel sorry for you.” While courtesy is a good thing, if you’d like …
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GET Your Brains. Get ‘Em While They’re Hot
The pic here is from a collection of “Photographs of Old Philadelphia,” which happens to be my home town. Growing up, I always kept some quarters in my pocket, and I became a frequent customer of the enterprise whose sign …
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