November, 2020 archive
Unexpected Lessons 0
At the Idaho State-Journal, Leonard Hitchcock muses on all the knowledge he has acquired because Hillary Clinton did not win the presidential election in 2016. A sampling:
Nor would I, for any other president, have been moved to read a book about his childhood in order to try to make sense of what has caused him to lack what I had assumed to be inherent human qualities, such as empathy.
Follow the link for more lessons learned.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
In the current issue of Psychology Today, Jennifer Latson explores why persons are susceptible to illogical and often contradictory conspiracy theories. A snippet:
How is this possible? Douglas concluded that people who are prone to conspiracy thinking are so quick to see a cover-up that they’re willing to let the logical niceties slide.
it’s a short read–four pages in the print edition. I commend the entire piece to your attention; given the state of dis coarse discourse, it is a particularly timely read.
Afterthought:
Yes, I still subscribe to publications printed on (gasp) paper.
Courting Disasters, Reprise 0
Susan Estrich looks at Trump’s legal flailures to challenge the election and concludes
Follow the link for her reasoning.
Aside:
Trump has spent his entire life pretending to be a success, despite failure after failure. He cannot admit out loud, even to himself, that he has failed on the biggest stage under the brightest spotlight of them all.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Stephen Reedberry tells a tale of bicycling while black.
The Echo Chamber 0
At NJ.com, Luke Elliot explains Trump and the Trumpettes verify the unverifiable. A nugget:
Follow the link for examples drawn from verifiable verities.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Well, yeah, you could make this stuff up; you just wish you couldn’t.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
There’s no there there.
Courting Disasters 0
Lawyers attempting to argue Donald Trump’s claims of rampant voting–er–irregularities in last week’s election are making fools of themselves are not faring well before the bar.
And here’s yet more news of legal eagles.
QOTD 0
Tamzin Malleson, as Kate Wilding:
You know why women make the best ballet dancers? Because we’re always tiptoeing around the male ego.
