Astronomy Adventure – NGC 1981 And M42
NGC 1981 is an nice, often-ignored open cluster in Orion, lying just above the famous Orion Nebula, M42. In this photo,...
The Soundings Blog
Imminent Collapse
It’s hard to know which is disintegrating faster, the polar ice caps and glaciers or our democracy. Both seem to be...
When The Levee Breaks
Donald Trump has spent his entire political career breaching the boundaries of decency, decorum, and our democracy. His onslaught is never-ending...
Trump’s Lawyers Are Just Mocking Justice Now
It was barely over a week ago, I wrote about the “unusual”, to be kind, legal theories that Trump’s defenders were...
Taking Down Mitch
Mitch McConnell is the most powerful person in the US Senate. In fact, he may be the most powerful person in...
GOP In Open Revolt Against Democracy
There is no doubt that Donald Trump has, to put it mildly, shown no respect for our democratic norms and the...
Democrats Have Opportunity With Rural Voters
I recently put up a post discussing how Trump’s policies were adversely effecting rural voters and that this created an opening...