When we were introduced to Shakespeare in 8th grade, our English teacher explained that most of these plays were written for a variety of different audiences, each with its own level of education and social standing. He went on to …
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When the Truth Hurts
This certainly applies to life in the U.S. over the past decade. I think I would have preferred not knowing that I live among 74 million people who voted to re-elect Trump.
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Will Trump End in a Bang or a Whimper?
The author of the meme at left suggests that Trump is simply going to fade away as people come to realize that they’ve been conned, the legal noose tightens slowly around the former president’s neck, and congresspeople, one by one, …
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Yes, Trump Is a Hater, But That’s Just the Start
The answer, of course, is “hater on a grater” (though someone suggested “grifter on a sifter”). If you’ve come across these rhyme-memes, you know that they can be fun. My problem with this one is that, while Trump is a …
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Bloomberg Quotes Guggenheim Securities: “Solar Is Now 33% Cheaper Than Gas Power in US”
For Bloomberg, Angel Adegbesan writes: Natural gas’s dominance as power-plant fuel in the US is fading fast as the cost of electricity generated by wind farms and solar projects tumbles, according to Guggenheim Securities. Utility-scale solar is now about a …
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Life Is Not Always Fair, But That Shouldn’t Justify Complacency with Oppressive Social Conditions
There are two things that can be said about this. One is that self-accountability, while it’s a good thing overall, is taken to extreme in conservative politics. There are victims in this world, victims of systemic and oppressive conditions, racism …
Pardons for Marijuana Offenders
This needed to happen. It will reduce costs by driving down the inmate population. But more importantly, it’s the right thing to do. It would hard to point to any area of criminal law where “justice” has been administered more …
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The Oneness of All Life Forms
There is something about this photo of a snake luxuriating in the rain that gives one a feeling of the commonality of all life forms. It seems to be saying that we’re all capable of taking delight from the very …
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Donating Your Old Car
A reader notes: My very old car. Year of model 1981……no longer working. I can’t see the whole thing, but that really looks like the early 80s for its nondescript exterior design. In any case, please consider donating it your …
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Banning Abortion Won’t Work for the GOP
The rhetoric of Congressional Republicans has reflected the sharp, steady decline in their voters’ capacity to reason. Tens of millions of Republicans believe their jobs are being stolen by illegal immigrants, that COVID vaccines are often lethal, that climate change …
