Published

3 weeks ago

March 9, 2026

Alice Rush

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico‑Philosophicus

I often think about this. It does seem plausible that people who speak and read different languages experience their lives in ways that may be materially different than I do my own. This seems to imply that our conversance with our language affects the way we think.

But I wonder if this is simply a frailty of the Western world. Do those who achieved Zen Buddhist enlightenment mentally pronounce each word of their thoughts, like I do my own? I doubt it.

I used to know a polyglot who told me that when she travelled, it would take her a couple of days before she started to dream in the local language. That’s food for thought, isn’t it?

The Limits of My Language

Renewable Energy

Trump’s “Paramilitary Force”

Published

6 hours ago

March 30, 2026

Alice Rush

All dictators need organizations like ICE, i.e., 22,000 armed thugs that can be deployed to make life miserable in any city that does not support the autocrat.

Trump’s “Paramilitary Force”

Renewable Energy

“No Kings” Protest Successful in Unexpected Places

Published

7 hours ago

March 30, 2026

Alice Rush

Lebanon, New Hampshire saw more that 1300 protestors at its “No Kings” protest last Saturday.

This is remarkable, if only because a) the population of the town is only 14,000, and b) it’s located in the middle of a purple state, where Trump got 48% of the vote in 2024.

“No Kings” Protest Successful in Unexpected Places

Renewable Energy

Trump Can’t Last Much Longer

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8 hours ago

March 30, 2026

Alice Rush

As dim-witted as the MAGA people are, and as greedy and cruel as Trump’s billionaire supporters are, this presidency is coming to a close. Unless there is massive cheating in the midterms, the Republicans are going to get creamed, and the resulting congress will expel Trump from the White House.