In today’s world with its gross oversimplifications, memes like this are commonplace. Like this is a “yes or no” position? Also, it’s not a matter of being afraid; it’s a matter of avoiding acting like a moron. Anyone who doesn’t …
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The meme here comes from a reader; it’s a reference to Trump’s promise to make the payroll tax holiday permanent. Doing so will defund Medicare and Social Security, since these programs rely on those taxes on workers’ wages, which are …
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As suggested here, removing Trump from office comes with an enormous added benefit. What could be more satisfying than exterminating an entire nest of sewer rats by checking one single box?
If there is anything to like about the state of American politics as we sit here today, less than three months before the 2020 elections, it’s the simplicity of the whole thing. The proud home-owner whose lawn sports this sign …
A few questions about Trump’s rant at Ohio’s campaign rally: • Biden is going to hurt an omnipotent being? The writings of an omnipotent being? • Republicans have been saying that Democrats are somehow going to (somehow) nullify the Second Amendment and …
I happen to know a self-proclaimed constitutional scholar who tried to explain to me that the words “well regulated” found in the Second Amendment had a fundamentally different meaning in 18th Century America than it has today. I can’t remember …
This Facebook ad begins: The mainstream media doesn’t want your children to know the truth about President Trump and his achievements in office. That’s why we created The Kids (sic) Guide to President Trump, and that’s why we’re making it …
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Yes, the United States is polarized across every conceivable dimension, including its perception of the president himself. At this point, 40% of America continues to believe that Trump is the best thing that’s every happened to the country, that he’s …
Conservative Icon George Will: A “Gangster Regime” Now Runs Our Country Read More »
Holy cats. Check out the last three paragraphs of this obituary. Expect to see more anger as the weeks pass and the death toll rises. Of course, about one-third of American voters continue to believe Trump is doing an adequate-or-better …
Trump’s Name Appears in Shocking COVID-19 Obituary Read More »
Socrates would do what he’ll always be remembered for: hosting a series of dialogues with people who had certain ideas going in, but who were willing to think differently by the time they got up to leave. And there’s the problem: …
