Transitions
This post is about certain transitions in my life in this, the summer of 2019. The discussion starts with our firewood pile, and moves along a winding road through competence … Continue reading
Feinstein and Klobuchar, Ick
Diane Feinstein, Amy Klobuchar. Top of the news cycles this weekend. Confirmed as enemies of progressives. But worse: as bad people. In both cases, both women espoused their centrist political … Continue reading
AOC is Brilliant Charming Sunlight
Oh my god. This is just sensational. Please watch and retweet. pic.twitter.com/ackPHwAUce — James Corden (@JKCorden) February 7, 2019 Of course, AOC, the person, is a 29-year-old woman. But … Continue reading
Lovin Me Some AOC
Wow. Just wow. Can’t get enough of AOC. In a matter of weeks, she has Trumped the media, and completed a hostile sweet takeover of the Dems. She is the … Continue reading
Weaponizing the Blue Wave
Watched much of the Blasey Ford vs. Kavanaugh epic throw-down yesterday. The story melted the news. All top ten “trending” stories on the New York Times website were about this … Continue reading
#MeToo Perps and Serial Murderers
Dunno if that’s a clickbait title. But if so, let’s get it on! With the news of this week including “Down goes Moonves!” and “Don’t let door hit you on … Continue reading
Insanity as an Adaptive Response
It is commonly understood that insanity is a maladaptive response for the insane individual. In other words, insanity is normatively a “bad” thing for any of us. But the truth … Continue reading
The 2018 Midterms are a Crossroads
In the last two posts, I’ve highlighted my belief that the coming 2018 midterm elections will be the most important election of any kind in memory. Was just reading about … Continue reading
There Is No Political Center
In the comments on the previous post, I mentioned the divide within the Democratic Party between “centrists” and “progressives”. In my opinion, in 2018, the concept of political “centrism” is … Continue reading
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