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  • Women Taught to Shun STEM

    George Rebane While great effort is being made by universities and the state to attract more women into STEM careers, their massively progressive humanities departments at literally all of the nation’s colleges are doing their best to convince women to reject STEM.  The message of these liberal academics is, “STEM is only for those who enjoy “rote”…

  • Kavanaugh’s Threat to Civilization

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 11 July 2018.] President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the prestigious DC Circuit Court of Appeals to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.  Judge Kavanaugh is one of the most distinguished jurists in America with an impeccable resume and over…

  • Scattershots – 6jul18 (updated 8jul18)

    A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. – Bertrand De Jouvenel George Rebane Liberal logic juries.  Reviewing some of the ‘Russian interference’ comment streams to confirm the kind of logic our leftwing readers accept and present as evidence that Russia did indeed throw the 2016 election to assure Trump’s victory,…

  • No Abyss for Progressives

    George Rebane ‘Progressive movement jumping into abyss’ by Manny Montes appeared in the 23jun18 Union, opening with the hopeful salvo – An extraordinary thing is happening right before our eyes.  The implosion of the progressive movement, and its complicit ministry of propaganda, our news media, are jumping head first into the abyss, oblivious to the…

  • Monopsony and the travails of capitalism (updated)

    George Rebane Monopsony – the market condition that exists when there is one buyer. Nobody has said that capitalism is the perfect way to organize society and commerce; it has just beat the bejeezus out competitors since King Louis XVI lost his head in 1793.  But capitalism does have its inevitable warts.  I was reminded…

  • Kalifornia’s new service tax

    George Rebane State Senator Ted Gaines reports in the 9jun18 Union – ‘New bill slaps Californians with tax on services’ – of a piece of surreptitious legislation (SB993) quietly wending through Sacramento that will install yet one more layer of taxes that the people must add to the tribute that they already submit to succor…

  • Scattershots – 29may18 (updated)

    George Rebane The Great Divide debate continues as muddled as ever.  We refer to leftwing commenter jon smith’s 134pm re my 1104am in the 26may18 Sandbox.  The man(?) is apparently not aware of the years-long Great Divide debate in these pages and in the national dialogue (also referenced here, see RR’s ‘Great Divide’ category).  In…

  • Mr Boardman’s dabble in STEM education

    George Rebane Our irrepressible Union columnist George Boardman’s Memorial Day contribution (here) took a swipe at those of us who “are always griping about the lack of emphasis on the STEM subjects, the math and science course that can get you a good paying job in our information-based economy.”  It’s not clear what Mr Boardman’s…

  • George Boardman’s California

    George Rebane Intrepid left-of-center columnist George Boardman is one of our county’s recognized students of the human condition who regularly shares his observations and interpretations in the op-ed pages of The Union.  RR is proud to also number him among our regular readers and commenters.  In his 14may18 column – ‘California shines again, much to…

  • Solar panels – the latest California calamity

    George Rebane California’s collectivist calamites just keep rolling in.  The latest in the works is the Great Solar Panel Sidestep – a new government mandated, contractor supported dance that will push low cost housing, now already out of reach, even further into the land of the bureaucratically impossible.  As observed from outside our state’s borders,…

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