To Take Your Mind Off Tax Day . . . April 18, 2022April 17, 2022 After a man backed his truck through the gates of the Russian Embassy on Orwell Road in Dublin (no one was injured; the man was arrested), the embassy issued a statement: The incident is cause of extreme concern. We believe that no people of sound mind could support such senseless and barbaric actions . . . Eliciting this tart response on Irish TV. Right? Russia is appalled by barbarism. I love that the Russian Embassy is located on Orwell Road. “War is peace,” and all that. Bears repeating: Meanwhile, to protect children — no party cares more about children until they’re born and less about them once they are — Florida Republicans have banned 41% of all the math text books for teaching critical race theory and touching on other banned topics. This has all been done in a completely transparent manner (except for disclosing the titles of the books or citing any of the offending passages). Have a great week.