The point being made here is a good one. Moreover, the 40% (or whatever the exact number is) largely consider themselves the most astute observers within our population.
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For Safety’s Sake, LGBTQs Should Stay Away from Our Most Backwards States
The chart below provides letter grades for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia with respect to the physical safety of the LGBTQ community. Sorry to see my home state (Pennsylvania) with a D. But, as they …
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“Ignorance in Action”
Not sure how impressed Goethe would be with present-day U.S. politics. We grow ignorance as if it’s corn; we cultivate it like we would a clone of a fabulous pinot noir; we nurture it as if it were a newborn …
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Ignoring Reality
Aldous Huxley is not the only author/philosopher to warn our society not to avoid dealing with whatever harsh truths we may encounter. To what does this concept best apply in today’s world? Well, for one, our educational standards continue to …
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Newsweek Reports: Judge Quits Job with Rebuke of Supreme Court’s ‘Low Regard’ for Principles
Newsweek’s article on the low level of ethics within the U.S. Supreme Court begins: In his upcoming memoir, retired Judge David S. Tatel wrote that he stepped down from his position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of …
Is Trump a Flight Risk? Why This Matters
Many Americans hope that Trump leaves the country forever, or pray that he gets hit by a bus or dies of a heart attack. The issue that all these folks are missing is this: Losing the opportunity to prosecute Trump …
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How Big Is Our Country?
Is our country bigger than one man? For almost 250 years, it would have occurred to precisely no one to even ask that question. Now, it’s front and center. Love the illustration here.
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“New Rule” on Presidential Qualifications
I’m afraid I have bad news. If there is a legal mechanism by which we can arrive at the “new rule” discussed here, it will have to pass muster with the supporters of Donald Trump, the world’s most famous convicted …
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The Republican Party: Then and Now
At left is what I find so amazing (and disgusting) about what the Republican party has become since Trump came to power. There is not even the vaguest attempt to accomplish something that is “right” and “moral.” It’s about tax …
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Campbell’s Soup and Gay Pride
I can’t guarantee this is real, but it’s funny, that’s for sure.
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