Today’s under-oath testimony from White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson materially improved the condition of U.S. democracy. In particular, it: Made it far easier for others in similar positions to come forward with testimony of their own. Staffers understand that crossing …
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When Trump Learned that He Lost the Election, He Went Berserk
A few hours ago, the world watched White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson provide many examples in under-oath testimony to the effect that then-President Donald Trump behaved like an unhinged lunatic when he learned that he had lost the election, e.g., …
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This Young Man Makes a Good Point on School Shootings, But Sorry, It Actually IS About Guns
This is excellent. What a compelling and important message. Having said that, it is incorrect to say that this “isn’t about guns.” If these young psychopaths didn’t have access to assault rifles, they would not be able to kill dozens …
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U.S. Founding Fathers Rolling Over in Their Graves
Now that the Supreme Court has allowed the individual states to ban abortion in all circumstances, we need to look at what would motivate such a state to force a woman to carry a baby to term that was conceived …
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The French React To the U.S. Abortion Ban with Disdain
With each new triumph of the ultra-far-right in the United States, the rest of the world finds a new way to respond in horror and disbelief.
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Yes, There Is Still Good in the World
One of the interesting things we learn from studying evil is that it often begets good. Here’s a great example. Dick’s Sporting Goods is one of hundreds of corporations that has announced that every one of its employees will have …
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From The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz: “Women Declare Themselves Corporations to Force Supreme Court to Grant Them Rights as People”
He continues: Attorneys across the nation indicated that they have been swamped by requests from clients seeking to incorporate as soon as possible. I know I do a great deal of gushing about Borowitz and his amazing wit, but clearly …
From the Kansas City Star: Josh Hawley Says Abortion Ruling Will Push People to Move States, Strengthening the GOP
Hawley is obviously incorrect here, but that doesn’t mean his followers are smart enough to understand why. In the first place, the states with abortion bans are already deep red. We will have colonized Venus before a Democrat carries a …
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United Nations: Restricting Abortion Makes It More Deadly
The U.N.’ s statement (see photo of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres) about the U.S.’s overturning of a woman’s right to an abortion echoes what we all know from even a cursory review of the data: The only thing we’ve done here …
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What Overturning Roe Actually Means
As of yesterday, a pregnant 11-year-old girl in Arkansas who was raped by her father, whose fetus has no chance of being born alive, could find herself in prison if she receives an abortion. The doctor who performed the operation …
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