From American jurist, lawyer, and judicial philosopher Learned Hand: I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny — will you …
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Canadian Anti-Vaxxers? For Real?
The United States is one of just a few countries with large anti-vaxxer rolls. A reader sent me this, but I’m struggling to believe that Canada is also on the list of the unfortunate nations. Canadians are know for nonaggression, …
What “School” Produces
The popular idea among the far right that our schools in America turnout gutless liberal snowflakes seems to be expanding without bounds. The meme here is a good example of how far this can be taken, and how stupid people …
Fascism Has Failed to Arrive in the U.S.
At this point it appears that although Trump’s campaign messages are appealing to a significant number at this point in the United States, they don’t carry the day. They lost by three million votes in 2016 and seven million in …
Some Metaphors Are Stronger Than Others
We’ve all heard: If God had wanted us to talk more, He wouldn’t have given us two ears and only one mouth. Fair enough. Most of us, if we’re honest with ourselves, agree that we should be better listeners, so …
Parent: Want Your Kid To Be Just As Hateful and Ignorant As You Are Yourself?
The text accompanying the ad reads: Public schools are brainwashing our kids about the “benefits” of socialism! We’re setting the record straight with our FREE Kids Guide to Fighting Socialism. Order this free kids (sic) guide today and get 2 …
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Obama, Stewart, and Bezos
Obviously, I have no way of knowing if this actually happened, but let’s set that aside. Bezos’ viewpoint of the future seems strange: “Service workers performing tasks?” Regardless of how one defines “tasks,” they require less and less human participation …
Trump and Hate
I’ve thought about this too. For most Americans, this (and his other shameful acts) actually was the end. Let’s not forget that Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 by almost exactly three million votes. Trump’s mocking the reporter didn’t …
Not Easy Admitting Being Wrong About Trump
Here’s someone who has the strength of character required to admit he was wrong about Trump. Now, if there were only a few tens of millions more like him, we’d actually be in fairly good shape.
Is This “Draining the Swamp?”
One would think someone with even a bit of intelligence would look at this and say to himself, “This doesn’t look like draining the swamp to me. In fact, this looks like he came to town with enough new alligators …
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