January, 2022 archive
Light Bloggery 0
Posting will be sporadic over the next couple of days. Commitments.
A Diet of Worms 0
And, no, Martin Luther wasn’t in attendance at this one.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Thom talks with the Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman about partisan (that is, Republican) efforts to restrict voting rights.
It’s All about the Benjamins 0
At The Roanoke Times, a doctor describes the latest attempt by Wall Street and insurance companies to milk money from Medicare for services not rendered.
Just read it.
History through White-Colored Glasses 0
South Dakota’s governor wants to teach a “true and honest” (sic) version of American history that somehow does not mention America’s original sin of chattel slavery.
As someone who trained as an historian and whose ancestors wore the grey, I find the denial delusional. And vile beyond words.
Afterthought:
If one’s only option for protecting one’s political position is to lie to oneself (and others, including students), perhaps there’s something wrong with one’s political position.
QOTD 0
Patrick Malahide, in the voice of Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn:
It’s always the way, isn’t it? There are those who take and those who give.
Maskless Marauders 0
A marauder who would suffer the children.
Neglected Legacy 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., reminds us that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave more than one speech.
Courting Disaster 0
Methinks Noz has a point.
Maskless Marauders 0
Just stupid and bullheaded for the sake of stupid and bullheadedness.
But that should come as no surprise.