Opinion Dominion

Will the Republican Party Survive the 2016 Election? - The Atlantic I think this long essay by David Frum on the problems of the Republican...

SpaceX rocket in historic upright landing - BBC News These vertically landing rockets put me in mind of the one in You Only Live Twice.   ...

Just saw the new Star Wars - which is a more literal way of putting it than you might think, if you haven't been reading the reviews. ...

Drink to Your Health (in Moderation), the Science Says - The New York Times

You don't need children to watch Shaun the Sheep Movie , and it did much to redeem Aardman studio in my mind, after some dud material of...

Powerful aurora australis puts on spectacular display of Christmas lights in Tasmania - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) And ...

I generally avoid Spiked, largely because I can't bear the whiny, hectoring voice of Brendan O'Neill complaining every column about ...

Ted Cruz has lied about immigration.

As I wrote in my lengthy post about the musical (and book) Les Miserables in 2013*,  I had never seen a stage production of it at the time ...

Before he gave up his "I'm for small government" principles for a government job with fantastic travel allowances, Freedom Boy...

Australian government spending as a percentage of GDP That's quite a graph Daly has got there.  I hope it's right.  

Teacher suspended after playing violin for young women | GulfNews.com A university in Saudi Arabia has suspended a foreign teacher after...

BBC - Earth - The animal that lives for 10,000 years Perhaps that should be "lives" (in inverted commas) because what they are ta...

Would you believe it? A selection of ancient faiths ripe for revival � The Spectator As far as heresies go, the Pelagian one seemed pretty ...

Steve to young monty, looking over at Catallaxy Files: "You will never find a more wretched hive of dumb and villainy."

Climate change rapidly warming world's lakes Algal blooms, which can ultimately rob water of oxygen, are projected to increase 20 perc...

I wonder how much credit for the apparent success of the new Star Wars is due to Lawrence Kasdan's involvement with the script?   I alwa...

Physicists in Europe Find Tantalizing Hints of a Mysterious New Particle - The New York Times

Record US temperatures are work of El Nino and polar vortex, experts say | US news | The Guardian It can't be helping the Republican PR...