2019 archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At The American Scholar, Elizabeth D. Samet takes a deep look at the history and meaning of the South’s Confederate monuments and the recent raising of a monument to Ulysses S. Grant at West Point. An excerpt:
Bellweather 0
Martin Longman wonders whether the North Carolina Republican Party presages the future of the national Republican Party.
This Can’t Be Good 0
It’s raining Styrofoam in Charlotte, N. C.
Just the Vaxx, Ma’am 0
At The Sacramento Bee, Mike Madrid argues that the anti-vaxx movement is a symptom of the unraveling of the social contract. Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the rest.
This self-selection by anti-vaccine “warriors,” as they call themselves, is the manifestation of a growing self-righteous ideology that believes we have no obligation for the health or well-being of each other. This emerging attitude is precisely the opposite sense of community that drove millions of Americans to be vaccinated in the early days of immunization efforts against polio.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
Even if you are disassembling a gun, you aren’t supposed to point the business end at anyone.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
