A Failing State
In June of 2020, as the pandemic took the first 100,000 American lives, George Packer wrote, “Every morning in the endless...
The Soundings Blog
Astronomy Friday – NGC 55
NGC 55 is another spiral galaxy in the Sculptor constellation. At my latitude, it never gets very high in the sky...
Astronomy Friday – NGC 247
I was hoping to have pictures of last night’s partial lunar eclipse, the longest in nearly 600 years, but clouds got...
Another Election Hot Take
The running joke about the analysis of last week’s elections is that, whatever the result, it definitely proved that the writer’s...
The Business Of Democracy
For the fourth time this year, Republicans in the Senate have filibustered a voting rights bill that has passed the House....
