Monthly Archives: October 2017

Is the Model UN a CIA Propaganda Tool?

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yes, I’m talking about the high school extracurricular activity but waitasecond, hear me out before you click over to the most recent Naked Lady of the Week. The GF and I were working our way through PARKS … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged conspiracy theories, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Howard Koch, Jack Warner, Joseph Stalin, Michael Curtiz, tinfoil hattery, United Nations | 6 Comments

Architecture and Color

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture | 3 Comments

Antifa

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

Posted in Humor, Politics and Economics | Tagged humor, The Onion | Leave a comment

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: His reading ran the gamut, from radical progressive to moderate progressive, along with the occasional conservative progressive to ensure that all sides were heard from. — Aaron Haspel

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged progressives | Leave a comment

Fearless Girl and Politics, Part 2

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: In last May’s UR blog post about Fearless Girl and politics I wrote that a Village Voice article on the subject won’t be the last word on the issue, mainly because there can never be a last word … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged fearless girl, pay discrimination, State Street | 3 Comments

Is the East Red?

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I am not sure the Facebook like button is yet a threat to democracy but I do think there is something to this engineer’s concerns. I don’t like the intentionally addictive quality of some social media. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Technology | 4 Comments