Of course we do, and at many levels. Those who followed the orders they received from then-U.S. president Donald Trump to overthrow the U.S. government are guilty of crimes, but still, IMO, pitiable in the extreme. Decent people need to …
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Yes, the Bob Dylan Museum Is in Oklahoma
A friend writes: I just arrived in Colorado last night, drove out from Hollywood, and I’d give anything to have known about this museum opening on May 10 (The Bob Dylan Center, 116 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK 74103). It’s …
We “Didn’t Like Hillary,” and Here’s Where This Has Taken Us
It’s good that Americans are starting to look back to 2016 and identifying that point in time as the one where we lost our way.
Science Is Beautiful
It could be argued that the meme here is an attack on religion, and that’s partly true. Yet what makes it so remarkable is the idea that there are no “universal truths.” That’s quite a statement, when you think about …
The Republican Party May Have Hit a Brick Wall
I’m hoping that the election tally shown here is an indication that the American people at the right-most end of the political spectrum, even garden-variety Trump supporters, have reached their limits in terms of how much hate and stupidity they …
Critical Thinking Is a Good Thing, But …..
The meme here is a fine example of how right-wing ideologies are hard to refute. I happen to believe that people who are capable of critical thinking are more likely to be progressives, but it’s impossible to disprove the theory …
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Public Education
This from the fellow pictured here, often called “the father of American education,” Horace Mann: Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark, all is deluge. That’s a poetic way of expressing an idea that’s very much a …
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Oath Keepers Under Pressure To Present Truth about January 6th
It makes one wonder what oaths the Oath Keepers actually pledged. Wasn’t loyalty to one another among them? In all fairness, cooperation with prosecution in exchange for lighter sentencing is a standard aspect of American criminal justice, and he shouldn’t …
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New Product Available, Offered To Morons Only
With each passing year, as the ignorance of the average American becomes ever more profound, products are being put on the market, designed to extract money from their wallets. For $329, you can have this “meticulously designed Tempest Weather System …
Conservatives Shouldn’t Favor Coups
This seems self-evident, doesn’t it? American conservatives believe, if nothing else, that the United States is an almost holy nation, that God smiles on our endeavors, that rule of law lies at the core of what makes our nation the …
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