by Think In The Morning | Feb 7, 2023 | More |
Tonight I will listen to the State of the Union Address (SOTU) as I have done almost every year since the 1950s. George Washington gave the first such address on January 8, 1790. The U.S. Constitution requires that the President “from time to time”...
by Think In The Morning | Jan 30, 2023 | More |
“If this is the best of all possible worlds, what are the others like!” Candide Pangloss was the silly old philosopher (a stand in for Leibniz) that Voltaire poked fun at in his classic story Candide. I read Candide years ago and continue to learn from and enjoy it...
by Think In The Morning | Jan 17, 2023 | More |
Here we are once again up against the dreaded debt ceiling. What is it? It’s a self-imposed limit on the amount the U.S. government can borrow that allows politicians to play Russian roulette with the American people. It is a stupid idea because it prevents the...
by Think In The Morning | Jan 16, 2023 | More |
In a recent post Think in the Morning reviewed a new book by physicist Sabine Hossenfelder (Existential Physics). In this Big Think video Hossenfelder discusses what human beings are and whether they have...
by Think In The Morning | Dec 11, 2022 | More |
Sabine Hossenfelder has been known to piss off a few people, scientists and nonscientists included. That’s what makes her and her new book interesting. She is a German theoretical physicist, author, musician and YouTuber. She has strong opinions and is not afraid to...
by Think In The Morning | Dec 3, 2022 | More |
A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money. Senator Everett Dirksen Beware, this is a LOUD song. Not our type but the lyrics were irresistible in this discussion of the FTX...
