No Country for Old Probability Theorists

With the “ceasefire” in Lebanon that Israel continues to violate, having been extended another 45 days last week, Israeli commanders are finding themselves increasingly unclear about why exactly they’re still in Lebanon, whether the ceasefire is meant to be complied with or designed to fail, and indeed what purpose the further presence is meant to […]

These Two Things Are Not The Same... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, Viral images of a grand classical arch and a twisted modernist one reveal the unbridgeable divide between leaders who celebrate America's heritage and those who seem determined to replace it with something cold, crooked, and alien. The contrast could not be clearer or more deliberate. On one side stands towering marble, golden eagles, and inscriptions evoking "One Nation Under God." On the other, a bent, leaning metal structure that looks like a giant wire hanger or a failed piece...