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Jon Boone’s survey of Naomi Wolf, a champion for enlightened discourse; in reply to her essay, excerpted below. “On hearing President Trump in person.” See link below photos

Jon Boone’s survey of Naomi Wolf, a champion for enlightened discourse; in reply to her essay, excerpted below. “On hearing President Trump in person.” See link below photos

https://naomiwolf.substack.com/p/on-hearing-president-trump-in-person Quote: Naomi Wolf There was his height, more notable in person than on camera; the characteristic slight swagger in his body language; there was his dark blue suit, his signature red tie, and...

The fantasy of wind power for Maryland

baltimoresun.com An Abell Foundation report recently trumpeted the supposed “potential” of offshore wind to provide two-thirds of Maryland’s electricity needs. Talk about hot air. With about 100,000 industrial wind turbines in operation around the...

Oxymoronic Windpower

By Jon Boone Definitions: Howler: A ridiculous idea or proposition, one that elicits howling laughter; also, a type of magic spell from the Harry Potter series. Bellyfeel: A blind, enthusiastic acceptance of an idea,...

LESS FOR MORE

By Jon Boone, posted by Sherri Lange Reuben Goldberg (1883-1970) was an American cartoonist famous for conceiving very complicated and impractical machines that accomplish little or nothing. The term “Rube Goldberg” has passed into...

Jon Boone: Quotes

I delivered this quote nearly nine years ago as the coda to a speech, The Wayward Wind, given to a large audience in Wyoming County, New York. See the end of page 9. This...