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DEP: “The state doesn’t write rules to govern itself.” I just was given a trove of emails on the deliberations of Senator Smith’s failed “Forestry Task Force”. That Task Force deliberated for over a year and issued legislative recommendations over a … Continue reading →

The Bridge Did Not “Collapse” – It Was Knocked Down Lack Of Ship And Harbor Safety Regulations And Strict Liability Standards Led To Crash Renown public intellectual and Professor Noam Chomsky famously borrowed the phrase “engineering consent” from Walter Lippman, … Continue reading →

Cornell Takes On Denver In Regional Final On Saturday Rematch With Denver Of Cornell Win Last Year Cornell Big Red Hockey advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals with a dominating 3-1 win over 6th nationally ranked Maine in the Eastern Regional … Continue reading →

Neoliberal Globalization Disaster Playwright Arthur Miller’s 1955 play “A View From The Bridge” is metaphor: In his own brilliant way, Miller touched upon almost every basic emotion  – love, desire, obsession, jealousy, and betrayal with the Italian characters reaching for … Continue reading →

Why Are There No Coast Guard Rules That Mandate Massive Cargo Ships Operate Under Tug Control in Ports? The Bridge Did Not “Collapse” –  It Was Knocked Down I know nothing about shipping or Coast Guard vessel safety. But my … Continue reading →