A PARABLE OF PROPORTIONALITY
APPARENTLY WE LIVE in times when ideology trumps logic. In particular, there is no logic in the proposed demise of the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for … Continue reading
GRAND PRIX CUTAWAYS—THE 2.5-LITER ERA, PART 2
THIS SELECTION of Bob Thatcher cutaways from R&T, May and June 1961, continues my celebration of Formula One’s 2.5-liter era, 1954–1960. The Ferrari Dino 246, named to honor Enzo’s late … Continue reading
GRAND PRIX CUTAWAYS—THE 2.5-LITER ERA, PART 1
I’M ESPECIALLY enamored of Formula One cars of the 2.5-liter formula, 1954–1960. At first, Juan Manuel Fangio dominated the field while piloting front-engine race cars to four consecutive Driver’s World … Continue reading
SCIENCE AND GOVERNMENT POLICY
TWO SUCCESSIVE issues of Science magazine have multiple articles on science and government policy. Here I glean tidbits from two pieces in particular: Informing Policy with Science was a Science … Continue reading
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORSHIP, PART 1
SOME U.S. PRESIDENTS have been known to read books. Imagine that. Indeed, a fair number of them have written books, though not without controversy here and there. This SimanaitisSays theme … Continue reading
PRESIDENTIAL INTELLECT
THE U.S. PRESIDENCY has been blessed, from time to time, with those of considerable intellect. Thomas Jefferson, for example, was a polymath and student of Euclid; natural philosopher and oenophile; … Continue reading
HOW WE LISTEN TO MUSIC
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, a local newspaper, publishes well-executed infographics of one thing and another. A recent topic struck a note close to my heart: The way we listen to … Continue reading
1920 ROAD-O-PLANE
BILL URBAN, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, told me about the Road-O-Plane. In fact, Bill is the SimanaitisSays correspondent for Lititz and its environs. Lititz is in Pennsylvania Dutch country, about 75 … Continue reading
MIGHT HE BE CHANNELING JAMES JOYCE??
I CONFESS THAT I don’t understand either one, but I believe there’s an argument that Donald Trump has been channeling James Joyce. In particular, consider this Irish author’s masterpiece, Ulysses. … Continue reading
OH! CANADA!
WHAT WITH OUR neighbor, um, neighbour, to the north offering friendship, solace and a border sans a multi-billion-dollar wall, it might be timely to share information about that country. Some … Continue reading
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