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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Uncomfortable Hand-holding
Last Thursday Theresa May made a speech in Philadelphia at some sort of Republican conference, and got a standing ovation. That was a bit of a surprise: she doesn’t usually get standing ovations. So I watched the speech: Various things … Continue reading
Anti-Tobacco Groups Are Worried About Trump
Something I posted in a comment last night: Anti-Tobacco Groups Worried About Trump, Congress Lawmakers considering efforts to weaken FDA’s regulatory power …anti-tobacco advocates … say there is no question that regulatory and other actions taken at the state and federal level … Continue reading
Trump’s First Week
I suppose that the lesson from Trump’s first week in office is that he’s going to do exactly what he said he’d do. Which is rather refreshing for a politician. Although, given that he’s never held any political office, he’s … Continue reading
Smoking Prevalence Is Rising Sharply
Via Audrey Silk, a new study: Despite a decline in cigarette smoking over the years, tobacco remains a health risk for many people, with nearly 28 percent of adults regularly using one or more of an assortment of products, according … Continue reading
We Live In An Era Of Distrust
Picking up on a comment by Walt in which he wrote: As far as TC’s hideous goals, more frightening to me than a few zealots out to rule the world through inflammatory pitches is the fact that the world has … Continue reading
Can’t You See?
I’m still musing over Tom Paine’s description of himself: “The World is my country, all mankind my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” Theresa May said recently something to the effect that “if you’re a citizen of the … Continue reading
The Air Around Tom Paine
I occasionally start reading about something, and end up surfing the web for hours, pursuing fascinating leads. So it was that last night I found myself reading about Tom Paine. He’s a little-known figure in England, but in the USA … Continue reading
Things Are Starting To Happen Very, Very Fast
I think that things are going to start to happen very fast now. Very, very fast. Nothing much has been happening for the past 10 years. It’s been a period of stasis, with a mounting overburden of laws ensuring that … Continue reading
The Rise of Mr Beer and Cigarettes
I suppose that, after being in the news for the past 18 months, Donald Trump is going to remain in the news for the next four years or eight years. But he remains a bit of a riddle. H/T Rhys … Continue reading
Will Trump Revoke Hillary Clinton’s White House Smoking Ban?
From Donald Trump’s inauguration address: At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction: that a nation exists to serve its citizens. I wonder how many politicians in the political class believe anything at all like that? Hardly any, … Continue reading
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