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Then my question is how many of ordinary mathematicians also qualify as artists of their profession…
The phrase ‘Does the fact’ naturally invites howls of derision: it’s a fact that every child knows that the Japanese…
I think I would answer “Does the fact that the United States of America has never experienced a foreign occupation…
Rex Martin was a first class person with a sharp intellect and wry sense of humor. He was an excellent…
21. Is style the last refuge against AI?
All about class.
Excellent questions! Re question 6, I have actually already invented a new punctuation mark. I can’t type it here, as…
When even the NYT acknowledges how unrealistic the stated goal of destroying Hamas (an organization, not a person!) is, it's natural to ask what the real purpose of the brutal attack on Gaza is? This opinion piece in the right-wing Jerusalem Post may contain the answer: ethnic cleansing. (The piece is remarkable for, among other things, no mention of Israel's role in Gaza's misery.)
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