Published

2 months ago

October 30, 2025

Alice Rush

When one gets to arguing about the greatest baseball players of all time, or, in this case, the greatest rock guitarist, people’s blood gets to roiling. I’m willing to take that risk, and so here’s my assertion: it’s a three-way tie between Steve Howe of Yes, Jimmy Page of Led Zepplin, and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.

I’m sure all three became unfathomably rich, but perhaps Gilmour has the best, most heart-warming, story to tell.

(Gilmour) earned so much money that he called it “obscene.” He once said he would wake up in the morning and write cheques to charity — just to make sense of the fortune he had. But one day, he decided to go even further. After selling his London home for £4.5 million, Gilmour gave all the proceeds to Crisis, a charity that supports the homeless. “I don’t need the money and I just thought it would be a good thing to do,” he said humbly.

In his quiet wisdom, Gilmour reflected on the simplicity he longed for: “You collect Ferraris and then you’ve got to collect buildings to house the Ferraris, and then you need more people to look after the people who are looking after things. Life gets very complicated. And eventually, at least in my case, you think, ‘I don’t need this stuff.’ And suddenly life gets simpler.”

I’m sure there are many different reasons to support those least able to support themselves, but simplifying one’s life sounds good to me.

What Some Amazing People Have Done with Their Wealth

Renewable Energy

The Abuse of the Working Class

Published

7 hours ago

January 10, 2026

Alice Rush

The cartoon here offers hope that the working class may be starting to figure out that they’re getting raped.

The Abuse of the Working Class

Renewable Energy

This Won’t End Well for the Minnesota Shooter

Published

23 hours ago

January 9, 2026

Alice Rush

The Trump administration is working hard to protect the ICE shooter in Minnesota, insofar as the entire legitimacy of “border patrol” personnel roaming the streets of cities 1000 miles from the border is at stake.

But they’re going down hard here, based on the video evidence that is available to everyone on Earth.

The murderer of George Floyd is serving 21 years in prison; let’s expect roughly the same here.

And let’s hope that the sentiment of American voters re: ICE accordingly takes a shift.

Unfortunately, this whole legal process is going to take years to come to a conclusion, during which time human rights and rule of law in the United States may have all but vanished.