As could have been predicted, the dumbing down of America has provided opportunities for “business consultants” whose true value-add to their clients is tiny, if it exists at all. Here’s a guy whose only guiding principle is advising his clients …
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Interpreting the Second Amendment
FWIW, I’ve always agreed with Burger on this point. It’s hard not to. I know you’ll find gun-nuts who claim that words like “militia” and “well-regulated” have different meanings today than they did in the late 18th Century, but do …
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Trump Speaks Following Navalny’s Death
When my son was in grade school, I used to take him on three-day skiing trips during Christmas break. Two other fathers brought their kids as well, and we always had a terrific time. Years later, one of the other …
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More Senior Military Warn of the Danger of a Second Term for Trump
Here’s a note from General Wesley Clark. From his Wikipedia page: Wesley Kanne Clark (born Wesley J. Kanne, December 23, 1944) is a retired United States Army officer. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, …
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Glass Doesn’t Burn
Apparently, there are people who believe that the decorative heaters we see in our restaurants and higher-end homes burn glass (rather than propane).
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Why the 2024 Election Is So Critical
The idea that Trump’s return to the White House would usher in regressive policies is true, but it’s hardly the worst element of damage that the former president represents to the United States. Perhaps this message should come from someone …
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Interest in Politics
This woman makes an excellent point. I believe the reason some people pride themselves on their lack of interest in politics is that don’t want any association whatsoever–even in their own minds–with some of the country’s scummiest people: Donald Trump, …
Andy Borowitz: Democrats Flip House Seat Held By Former Beatle
The George Santos story offers a bit of comic relief against the backdrop of Trump, Putin, and the rest of the criminality in the world today.
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What We Won’t Miss When Trumpism Is Gone
Most Americans simply wish their country could return to where is was only one short decade ago. At that point, it would have been unthinkable for a U.S. representative with no training in science to address the director of the …
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School Children in Red States Go Hungry, But Who Didn’t See That Coming?
Don Lawrence writes: These 15 Republican “Governors” turned down federal money to feed low-income children in their states when out of school during the summer (8 million children). Readers outside the U.S. may not recognize these states (at left) as …
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