Author: david

  • All other things being equal

    The National Academy of Sciences says we are currently in an ideal period for conducting experiments that test basic causal relationships. It is very common for a theory to maintain that a certain condition will produce the same effect with absolute consistency, “all other things being equal.” According to the Academy, all other things have…

  • inflammatory

    Washington Post: “The latest round of tension began March 28, with the U.S. closure of Sadr’s al-Hawza newspaper….[which] had printed articles that U.S. officials deemed inflammatory.” –Good thing we nipped that in the bud.

  • Tangential to “The Art of the Possible”

    (Greetings from a newcomer!) Back in the day, I wrote: The liberal committment: “If it is possible, it can be arranged.” The radical: “If it is necessary, it can be achieved.”

  • Bush Knockout Punch?

    This could be a Sleeper. Just guessing, but a decisive blow to Bush’s reelection may emerge, during the Spring and through the Summer, from devastating declines in reenlistment in the Guard, Reserves, and regular Army. This will be very hard for him to defend against: It is hard facts, not interpretation. It will be a…