July, 2023 archive
The Personification 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, letter-writer Richard McWilliams nails it.
Disparate Impact 0
Field reacts to the Supreme Supremacist Court’s decision on affirmative action. The whole piece is worth a read, but this bit in particular caught my eye:
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Republicans: Loan forgiveness for me, but not for thee.
Stray Thought, Mongers of Hate Dept. 0
Mark Twain observed that history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
Methinks that there is a rhyme between the current kerfuffle over gay and trans kids and rumors of groomers and Joe McCarthy’s “Red Scare” of the 1950s.
Just off the top of my head: Both were created and promoted by politicians craving power and influence, both tap visceral emotions and fears, both glorify victimizing innocents, both allow persons to feel virtuous about irrational and unjust acts.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Psychologist Kevin Cokley rips the curtain off the Supreme Supremacist Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions and says what went unsaid.
Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
Follow the link for a thoughtful exploration of this issue.
The Crypto Con and the Candidate 0
The Majority report crew discuss RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Bitcoin. In the process, they dig into the con behind the crypto.
A Quibble:
I understand why Emma fell into the trap of referring to traditional money as “fiat currency,” but, honest to Pete, no currency is more fiat than crypto.
It is backed by no one and nothing and survives only because persons believe in it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
An oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” chose to pack his politeness for the plane.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Unprecedented 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice argues convincingly that our current Supreme Supremacist Court is just making stuff up; he considers their ruling about the web designer who didn’t want to do a website for a gay couple despite never having been asked to do a website for a gay couple. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
I commend the rest of his article to your attention.