We can all agree that there are a number of interpretations of the Bible with respect to how literally these stories should be taken. At the liberal end are those who look to the Good Book for sources of hope …
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COVID Hospitalization Policies
I happen to know the president of a major university in Texas, who told me he can’t understand why hospitals that are overflowing don’t put a percentage limit on the number of ICU beds that they will fill with unvaccinated …
The Next U.S. Civil War?
In 1814, John Adams wrote, “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide.” That’s the opening of a piece suggesting that right-wing extremism has brought us …
Love Those Metaphors
We are a culture that enjoys creating metaphors to help us make our points. Some of these are better, i.e., more accurate, than others. This guy’s work here is fabulous, IMO.
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Scott Cerreta: The Fifth Horseman Arrives
I believe that the only good thing about living in the 21st Century is technology, which made our lives longer, healthier, and far more convenient than they were at any time in human history. The rest of this crap you …
Tagged with: environmental degradation
Interpreting the Insurrection
Tom, a reader, offers this: Let’s see. What was I doing last year on this date? OH RIGHT!!! I was witness to one of these: (definition) “FALSE FLAG: noun – an attack or other hostile action that obscures the identity …
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Trump’s Friend a Criminal? No, That Can’t Be
About a year ago, I asked a wealthy friend for some advice on an investment, and he suggested that I buy stock in the private equity firm Colony Capital. A few minutes on Google was sufficient to turn up that …
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Trump Going Down for Crimes No Decent American Could Possibly Support
Funny, but at this point it seems that bringing income tax evasion charges against Trump is extremely unlikely, regardless of how egregious his actions were. And that’s a good thing. Trump needs to go down for something no decent American …
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Oooo, That Smarts
Ouch. He walked into that one, didn’t he? If every reporter’s question were a set-up like this, I could do the job myself.
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From the Daily Beast: Newsmax Accuses Fox News of ‘Going Woke’ and ‘Pushing Climate Change Agenda’
Yes, it’s true, at least according to this. Apparently there is a war being fought to determine which “news” outlet is the purveyor of the meanest and most stupid garbage. That’s funny, in a way.
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