Analytical thinking in action (source) Somebody some enterprising young academic, not realizing he should keep his mouth shut before attaining tenure, will publish a study which examines the bizarraries found…

The EPA hard at work Just a couple of weeks ago I related on this blog a sad tale told to me by (Democrat) lawyers who were mightily displeased that…

"Put 'em up, pal!" No, that's not right. Let me try again. "It ain't the size of the man, but the size of the tool he carries." Better, but still…

If there is one subject which fascinates academics more than any other, it is why are they so smart and the rest of the populace not. Although there is no…

Today's title is from the Daily Mail: "The expert branded a woman hater for saying breast cancer screening ruins lives." What could be more sensible than having a mammogram? If…

There is a scene in Woody Allen's Radio Days in which we see a diminutive old man from Rockaway Beach who, one day, snaps and runs out of his house…

Readers can help me choose the best metaphor. (1) A snowball which starts the size of a pea but gains in strength and speed as it rolls downhill, mindlessly consuming…