politics
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For Renee Nicole Good
There’s not much I can add to the story of what happened in Minneapolis yesterday—the murder of Renee Nicole Good by agents of ICE, for the offense of having been watching them (which is not a crime), and then trying to drive away from them. I can tell you that the official stance of the Continue reading
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Donald Trump Violates International Law and the U.S. Constitution
It seems like it would be a waste of time to explain to my fellow countrymen that, if some other country were to conduct a military strike on Washington, D.C. as part of an operation to abduct the President of the United States and force him to stand trial in a foreign court, all while Continue reading
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Enough with this
When I first saw a screencap of the Truth Social post made by Donald Trump, in which he not only demeaned director Rob Reiner following the news that he and his wife had been brutally murdered, but claimed that Reiner’s vocal opposition to Trumpism was the root cause of his death, I didn’t think much Continue reading
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A Discourse Upon Age Cohorts
You think that you are virtuousbecause of where you were born,or when you were born?You even think that you are virtuousbecause of how you were born,but every one is born in much the same way,and if they make it that farthen they all get older until they die,you know about that, it’s the passage of Continue reading
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The Immorality of the Lynch Mob
One of the worst habits of intellectual ages gone by is the tendency to make sweeping generalizations about the nature or character of entire cultures, societies, nations, or other abstract assemblages of of people. I say “ages gone by,” but I really ought to admit that this is a bad habit of all ages, and Continue reading
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Some Political Vignettes of the United States
Idly formulated and illustrative of nothing. Healthcare Eliza: When I’m talking about universal healthcare, I mean that every one should have access to the care they need, regardless of their ability to pay.Sam: That sounds nice, but what about the people who don’t deserve it?Eliza: I don’t think “deserving” enters into it. Why waste time Continue reading
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Sure, let’s talk about a National Divorce
A certain member of the House of Representatives called recently, not for the first time, for the negotiation of a separation of the United States into two parts. I thought this was rather cavalier of her, considering how hard she has worked to allow her chosen dictator and the party he has enslaved to get Continue reading
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Political Murder
How horrible it must be, to love somebody who dies, and then to hear some stranger say that they are not especially moved by their death. I would hate to be in that position. I would want people to share, even in a small way, in my loss. That’s the human tendency: to seek comfort Continue reading
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The unexpected loss of a favored place
It was the “Library of Black Excellence” that first drew Ariele and me to Epilogue Kitchen, an award winning restaurant in Salem, Oregon. I love things that double as libraries, and more generally places that celebrate books and their ability to propagate wisdom and ideas. That Epilogue placed itself in service of noble ideas and Continue reading
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Superman is a Human Being
I want to talk about my favorite moment from the new Superman movie. Yes, I saw the new Superman movie; perhaps you’re thinking, “of course you saw the new Superman movie, this is exactly the sort of movie you go to see.” There’s something to that, as I am a huge nerd. I was always Continue reading
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