America is a country peering into a future in which the gap between the haves and have-nots can only be expected to widen as time passes. The demise of public education represents a significant aspect of this decline. What a …
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Logic No Longer Applies
We’re often reminded of how nonsensical our world is. Until recently, the U.S. electorate would not stand for complete gibberish emanating from a president’s mouth. In 2016, however, that standard went as far out of mainstream American life as chrome …
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“Jo” Favors Bodily Autonomy Over Low Gas Prices
Well, Jo, I would think your position as laid out here is shared by the vast majority of American women. Having said that, the values and sensibilities of U.S. voters today are difficult to understand by traditional standards. I took …
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Sigh of Relief: Trump Very Likely to be Indicted with Theft of Documents, Obstruction
The Department of Justice has assigned David Raskin to the investigation of the former president in the case involving stealing classified documents and obstructing justice by hiding them at his home. Why is this significant? As discussed here, Raskin is …
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Honesty Matters?
From this: A woman who accused Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker of pressuring her into having an abortion defended her claims in an exclusive interview with ABC News, saying he is not fit for office and that “honesty matters.” That’s funny, …
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Nice Going, Brazil!
Congratulations to the people of Brazil, who tossed out an authoritarian strong man and elected a man of peace, honor, and environmental responsibility. Lula won by almost two points, which is good, because had this been any tighter, Brazil could …
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Yes, America Is Divided, But Maybe That’s a Good Thing
Donald Trump still has tens of millions of supporters, and nothing can change that. Not even the criminal prosecution for any of the litany of felonies for which he’s about to be charged is going turn his MAGA base away …
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Voting
It seems there is a torrent of early voting for the midterms. In Pennsylvania’s hotly contested senate race between Fetterman and Oz, for instance more than one million ballots have already been cast. This usually favors Democrats, and that’s a …
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A Woman Explains Her Liberal Views
Conservatism is most definitely a political position of selfishness, but, surprisingly, there are some intelligent people who are fiercely right-wing.
The Mental Health of the Typical MAGA Trump Supporter
A reader told me that the guy who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband is completely delusional, unlike the typical MAGA Trump supporter. Yes, there is a difference between people whose actions are informed by strange voices in their heads, and, say, …
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