by Scott Feldstein | Friday, November 19, 2021 | politics, rants
Seemingly everyone expected he would be acquitted, and now he has been. Was it the right verdict? Maybe. Within the narrow purview of whether Rittenhouse could conceivably claim self defense, maybe. But that only shows that our self defense laws themselves are deeply...
by Scott Feldstein | Sunday, November 14, 2021 | food, rants, tech
My “Keurig K-Compact Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker (Imperial Red)” died a few days ago. The electronics just stopped working. When I plug it in, every light lights up (which is weird), and the buttons are non-responsive. So I ordered a new one. But...
by Scott Feldstein | Saturday, October 16, 2021 | politics
I have been reading, writing, and thinking a lot lately and I have come to some clarity about American politics over the course of my lifetime. The anti-government tendencies on display for the last forty years are nothing but a backlash against the civil rights...
by Scott Feldstein | Friday, September 3, 2021 | health, politics, rants
Ah, abortion. It’s in the news again. The frustrating thing about the abortion debate is that one side isn’t being forthright about what it wants and what it values. This makes the problem completely intractable because no solution ever works, no middle ground...
by Scott Feldstein | Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | rants
I was in a panic today earlier at work. I had a couple of Zoom meetings coming up and I needed some water to have nearby. (Those of you who talk as much as I do for a living know what I’m saying.) So I went to the fridge and grabbed a can of sparkling water, but there...
