Zillionaires Prepare for the End of the World

I was listening to NPR the other day and heard an interview that I found interesting. Evan Osnos of The New Yorker typed out a fairly interesting missive about survivalism; surviving the aftermath of the next great catastrophe.  You can read it here, Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich, but the title says it all.

Belated Political Anniversary - January 22nd

January 22^nd is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade (courtesy of Wikipedia).  The case was officially argued on December 13, 1971, rehashed on October 11, 1972, and finally decided on January 22, 1973. Truly a momentous decision.

Happy Bill of Rights Day 2016

In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt as national Bill of Rights Day.  Anyone not employed by the government should get this as a paid holiday; government workers, and in particular elected officials, should report to work as usual but should work for free; that is, this would be an unpaid work day for them.  Kind of a way of paying back the Great Unwashed (Deplorables and Non-Deplorables alike) for the cushy jobs they hold.

If you'd like to peruse the Bill of Rights, you may do so at the Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute. I think these days we should be paying particular attention to the freedom of speech.