Throughout history, there have been many social critics who have observed that public education represents a real danger to the ruling class. Here’s what George Carlin said on the subject: Governments don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of …
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What Makes the World so Crazy?
It’s easy to look at the pic here and say, “Well of course people got along back then; it’s a group of hippies. What did you expect? OK, well let’s ask ourselves what the conservatives were doing 50 years ago. …
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Life on the Edge
Donald Trump is the only thing young people know about the American presidency: rude, classless, and sociopathic. The rest of us have lived through 10 – 15 presidential administrations and see that it’s only a matter of time before Trump …
What It Means to Call Yourself a Conservative Has Changed a Great Deal Recently
Where did all this ignorance, violence, and bald-face lying come from?
A Slob in the White House Is a Very New Thing for America
America has fallen off a cliff when it comes to class, but do any of us deserve to be disgraced like this?
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Let’s Replace George Washington with Charlie Kirk on the U.S. Quarter
The American ultra-right-wing is lining up a heap of posthumous praise on Charlie Kirk. Of course, not everyone feels the same, like the author of the meme at left, who points out that Kirk was merely a podcaster. My problem …
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Persist, Resist
Here we have a few words of Epictetus, one of the Stoic philosophers, whose thoughts are characterized by the idea that our lives should not be cushy, but rather the opposite, guided by self-sacrifice in order to live by the …
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The Choices Americans Must Make
The lawn sign here reminds me of the American political rhetoric over the past decade, where people have been saying, “The Democratic platform needs to be more than ‘Were not insane Republicans.’” I remember thinking: I’m not too sure about …
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How Many Americans Are “Pro-Assassination?”
A reader “Tim” sent me the meme here. Thanks, Tim, but let me ask you this: Of all U.S. voters who are registered with a certain party, a clear majority, 54%, 44.1 million, are Democrats. How many of these people …
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At One Time, Satire Played an Important Role in Citizens’ Lives
The idea suggested at left is most closely associated with 18th Century French writer Voltaire. It’s of particular relevance today, as our right-wing government is aggressively muzzling anti-Trump comedians like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.
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