Yes, the meme here represents a profound contrast between the character of two different U.S. presidents, separated by 50 years. But let’s keep this in mind: being a vulgar slob, even the greatest among the 46 U.S. presidents, is not …
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Nikki Haley’s Role in the 2024 Presidential Race
Re: the meme here, a reader notes: If you don’t think Nikki Haley and Joe Biden would split the non-MAGA vote, you’re not paying attention. Personally I think it would be more likely that Nikki Haley and Trump would split …
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Get Used to the Word “Insurrection”
Michael Fanone worked for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia from 2001 until his retirement following the storming of the U.S. Capitol in 2021. What he says here I find interesting. Two points: MAGA congresspeople appear to …
Common Sense Gun Laws
Here’s a reminder that we can have both a working Second Amendment and a ban on weapons of war.
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A Lesson from Marcus Aurelius
Obviously, there are reasons that we’re still talking about Marcus Aurelius 2000 years after his death–and here’s one of them. He seems to have possessed an ability to think rationally and without prejudice. He would have made a very bad …
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Putting Trump in a Home
Here’s David Letterman’s suggestion to this effect. I would simply add that the “home” needs to have bars on its windows and doors.
Struggling to Understand Trump’s Popularity
One would think that the list of demographics that would refuse to vote for Trump is so large that the former president would be hard-put to get more than about 30% of the popular vote in the general election. Think …
Yes, Biden’s Old
But he’s sane, competent, and decent. That’s quite a contrast.
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Understanding History Wouldn’t Have Helped Here
In addition to what Spinoza said here, we have Hegel’s clever remark that “the only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.” Regardless, what we’re running into here and now in the United States is …
Speaker Mike Johnson Is Perfectly Predictable
This from writer/journalist Jake Sherman. It’s hard to be shocked by any element of Speaker Mike Johnson’s behavior, and his protecting a criminal is just one example.
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