Fragments of a blog
Fragments of a blog
I wrote about Alan Dershowitz’s attempt to have the evidence of domestic abuse thrown out of the O. J. Simpson trial on the ground that it would be statistically irrelevant. Dershowitz failed to convince the judge but Johnny Cochran spoke…
I spent some time reading up on Jeffrey Epstein’s case in early 2015, when Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz were briefly dragged into it. Later in 2015, I thought that sooner or later, either Donald Trump or Bill Clinton or…
Apart from discussions of whether the US should make use of its military potential in certain parts of the world, there is also disagreement on where it should do so, and in what order of priority. I have heard calls…
In weak imitation of Archimedes, let’s talk mathematics in the time of war. I had some formal training in the subject but lately I’ve grown fond of popular books explaining basic concepts of math and science. A good explanation can be of great educational value…