“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
We are living long enough to witness something that does not appear to have been done before. Ever. It is time to give thanks for it. In the history of the world it is likely that there has never been a dominating empire whose government was a representative republic of private citizens. Governments appear to … Continue reading American Stories: Thanksgiving Edition – Welcome To The Golden Age
And yet, again, I am resurrecting the old Thanksgiving thread as cooking takes center stage in the Depat household. Being full of Chinese take-out and having started Thanksgiving cooking without the matriarch, I'm digging up an old opener. Since Twitter/X is being tempermental, not many current items. https://twitter.com/caroljsroth/status/1594885905013252096 Anti-Thanksgiving? UnAmerican at best, treason more likely. … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20241128 Thanksgiving Open Thread