Month: June 2023

Structural Racism at Elite Colleges

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 29, 2023

“Because the truth is, we all know it: Discrimination still exists in America,” Mr. Biden told reporters in the Roosevelt Room.

Biden is correct. Discrimination still exists in America, and he likes it that way.

NYT: Racial Gaming in Admissions

One of my Asian-American students asked if I believed in reverse discrimination. I told him there is no such thing as reverse discrimination, there is just discrimination, and elite colleges do it to Asian-American students all the time.

Government

Bill Clinton was the last normal president we’ve had.

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 24, 2023

Bill Clinton was the last normal president we’ve had.

Sparky

Sparky smells the flowers

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 17, 2023

Happy ol’ Sparky, smelling the wild flowers and wagging his tail.

Sparky

Sparky gets a ham bone

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 17, 2023

This wasn’t a tactic in my battle of wits with Sparky. He went for a walkabout yesterday, so one can understand that it looks like I was trying to entice Sparky into being happier at home. He is happy here, I’ve just been meaning to slice up a ham I had in the freezer, vacuum pack the ham slices and boil the ham bone for future use, it’s all routine.

After the ham bone was boiled, I thought Sparky might have some use for it.

Sparky

Sparky goes to ground

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 16, 2023

Sparky ran off yesterday. He doesn’t really run away, Sparky runs toward a objective, usually something stinky. When Sparky goes to ground, he would be impossible to find because he likes dense brush, briar patches and holes.

Economics

BBC: Instant Pot to file for Bankruptcy

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 15, 2023

BBC: Instant Pot to file for bankruptcy

The maker of Pyrex glassware and Instant Pot multicookers has filed for bankruptcy protection, with as much as $1bn (£790m) in liabilities.

As well as the more than a century-old cookware brand Pyrex and Instant Pot, which was launched in 2010, Instant Brands’ portfolio also includes kitchenware brands Corelle, CorningWare and Snapware.

How do you screw up that company? Five years ago, everybody wanted an Instant Pot, and people are always talking about new Instant Pot recipes. When we cleaned out Mom’s house, Corelle was the only thing anyone wanted.

Economics Government

Barron’s: Trump vs Biden in 11 Charts.

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 13, 2023

A good friend occasionally says that, “No one has ever logically explained to me why they voted for Trump.” He thinks it’s persuasive, but it’s a trick. He would never vote for Trump, so any explanation would, by definition, be illogical or unpersuasive. Knowing any explanation would be futile and would stress our friendship, I never attempt it. This article provides some reasons I have voted for Trump, and will again.

Barron’s” Trump vs Biden in 11 Charts

A few charts are particularly interesting. Keep in mind that the Covid Lockdown started in March 2020, and Biden took office in January, 2021.

Climate Change Economics Engineering Technology

Mr. Bean says electric cars aren’t ready for prime time.

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 5, 2023

Guardian: Electric Vehicles

Electric motoring is, in theory, a subject about which I should know something. My first university degree was in electrical and electronic engineering, with a subsequent master’s in control systems.

I never knew that Mr. Bean is an engineer.

Education Physics

Boys need heroes.

Post author By Richard Nestoff
Post date June 1, 2023

Fox News: We like Heroes

Nobody likes being told what to do or how to live. Tell a teenager how something should be done, and the mental blast shields come up. That’s one reason why vegans, environmentalists and the WOKE can be so tedious. Everyone used to know that people learn from stories. That’s why the Bible has so many of them. A story is engaging, and allows the message to slip in.