This guy would have an excellent point….if logic and reason were significant factors in the politics of the working-class Republican vote. As previously discussed, they don’t expect anything from government, and they don’t choose leaders based on their prospects for …
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Boycotting Florida
Let’s all hope that our boycott of the moral hellhole that is Florida becomes fully effective in changing the governor’s outrageous behavior. I can’t imagine taking an optional trip to a place that is systematically making life as miserable as …
Taking Political Revenge
Of course, Donald Trump wasn’t the first to exact revenge against his political opponents. And Nixon, with the infamous “Enemies List” may not have been the first either. It was, however, Trump who made this a overt, standard practice. And …
The Viability of Teaching in Public Schools
Our society exerts almost no effort to make teaching an attractive option for the people who are best qualified to excel in this profession. As a result, our classrooms are overcrowded, ensuring that the individual student get as little one-on-one …
How Did an Authoritarian Get Almost Half of France’s Presidential Votes?
While Robert Reich’s point shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand, I attribute the 40% of the vote that Le Pen received on her softening some of her positions. According to something I read, this time her platform wasn’t so much …
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More on Banning Books
Regarding my recent post Banning Books that Make Us Uncomfortable, I’m with the guy who asks, “Having you ever noticed that the people who ban books are not well regarded by history?” It really is that simple. If you don’t …
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Banning Books that Make Us Uncomfortable
The lady here presents a number of excellent points on the harm that banning books is having on young people. Her point that the practice erodes the trust young people have for adults is particularly interesting. I’m not sure how …
Pursuing the Trump Organization?
Is progress being made in the prosecution of the Trump Organization? I don’t know, but I have to say that the pressure that the judge is putting on the former president is pretty feeble. If Trump’s net worth is $5 …
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Depravity
There is no real surprise here. These are terrible people who have no sense of shame or personal integrity.
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Are Republicans Removing Themselves From Our World?
When he was a preteen, my son used to be fascinated by the “Darwin Awards,” bestowed unto those who, by virtue of their dying by their own blatant stupidity, went to their doom before contributing genes of lesser intelligence into …
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