Category Archives: Culture

Readings: The 8 Billion and Climate Change

Posted on Tuesday 22 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

More on the 8 Billion, from Vox. And Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Climate change from A to Z.”

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Links and Comments: 20 Nov 2022

Posted on Sunday 20 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Martin Rees on science v. catastrophe; the fine-tuning argument; why the expanding world population is a good thing; the latest mass shooting and Republicans. (I try to think of more interesting blog titles, but given time constraints just give up … Continue reading →

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Post-Election Blue, not Red

Posted on Monday 14 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Context; Where we are; Connie Willis; Christian dictatorships; More MAGA than ever; Russian delicacy; Lagniappes.

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The Day After Election Night, 2022

Posted on Wednesday 9 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Short version: The Republicans won a few races, but there was no ‘red’ landslide as some, not just Republicans, had predicted. Though of course a few key races are going down to the wire, so control of the House and … Continue reading →

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Ari Wallach, LONGPATH: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs

Posted on Saturday 5 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

This is a modest little book with great ambitions to change the way people think. And more power to it if it does. But for anyone who reads science fiction, for example, or is familiar with big issues and long-term … Continue reading →

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Intuitive Justice

Posted on Thursday 3 November 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Reading: Salon, Daniel Sznycer (and Carlton Patrick), 2 Nov 2022: Intuitions about justice are a consistent part of human nature across cultures and millennia Subtitled: “Two professors explain that a moral compass — which appraises right and wrong — is … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson; Gregory Berns; the Myth of a Lost Golden Age

Posted on Friday 14 October 2022 by Mark R. Kelly
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Today’s Links and Comments about Politics and Religion

Posted on Monday 10 October 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Andrew Sullivan and Connie Willis on the current state of affairs; End-times thinking; Edsall on Two Americas; the crushing of American socialism; more items about politics and religion.

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Cities and Towns

Posted on Wednesday 5 October 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Caption to photo: “Cities are bastions of elitism and filth.” Also today: MAGA in 2022; It’s not that Trump is nuts; about Herschel Walker.

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Why You Should Read Books

Posted on Tuesday 20 September 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Busy day today, including dialogue about the future of Locus Magazine, so here it is 5:23pm and I have time only for a very brief post. Jerry Coyne: Why you should read books

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