Thursday, May 18, 2017

"trump" and Google



I searched for "trump," and on not a single page was there any mention of bridge, or any reference to the games of hearts or spades either. Why haven’t we been told that the distinction between upper and lower case is deceased?  "trump hearts," "trump diamonds," "trump clubs," and "trump suits," were all Donald, and after the first couple of pages even “trump bridge” was mostly Presidential. Only "trump spades" returned many results about a card game.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Choosing Libertarian Island



Shipwreck survivors on unknown islands are beloved by the writers of fiction, by cartoonists, and also by philosophers. Crawling up the beach on day on the island I have in mind were a "libertarian" Bob, and Ann,  who might, for want of a better label, be called a “left libertarian,” as will emerge. The pair were spotted by a stranger who helped them into the shade of the nearest palm.