The Bookworm Beat 11-10-15 — the illustrated edition and open thread

My apologies for not writing today. In the morning, I was fielding family phone calls. In the afternoon, I was editing (and am still editing) an incredible essay on climate change that a friend wrote and that I will publish tomorrow. It synthesizes all of the disparate elements with which we’re familiar: the scientific fraud, the money games, the politics — everything is in it. It’s long, but smooth and easy to read, and is a comprehensive summation of everything that’s wrong with climate change “science” and politics. Meanwhile, and in no particular order, a few posters