Author's archive
The Snaring Economy 0
A very small glimmer of hope for the ensnared.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jeremy Sherman argues that authoritarians’ formula for success, whether in the schoolyard or in the public square, is surprisingly simple. A snippet:
Never listen to what you’re saying. Say anything to sound invincible. Say it with absolute confidence. Keep up an unbroken appearance of absolute certainty, piety, and victory —a Ponzi scheme impression of an eternal winning streak.
Follow the link, read the whole thing, and consider whether it reminds you of anyone in dis coarse discourse.
Twits on Twitter 0
A twit who lost his spadoinkle.
All the News that Fits 0
Margaret Sullivan reminds us that it’s important to consider the source.
This is especially important if the story is spreading on “social” media.
America’s Exceptionalism 0
At the Hartford Courant, Karl E. Scheibe asks a (rhetorical) question:
Why is the United States uniquely troubled with gun violence?
Follow the link for his answer.
A Tale of the Trumpling 0
The Washington Post’s Stephanie McCrummen follows an Alice down the Trumpian rabbit hole.
No excerpt or summary can do this report justice.
Just read it. It is–er–disquieting.
“With Liberty and Justice for Some . . . .” 0
Bryan Clark finds the recent Supreme Court ruling in Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez troubling. Here’s a bit of his article; the rest is at the link.
And not because the court has weighed the evidence for and against guilt and come to the conclusion that the man is guilty. (The latest court to review the evidence in the case concluded he probably couldn’t be found guilty of anything.)
The court is pushing to execute him because it says the evidence showing he is innocent should not be considered at all.
Misty Water-Colored Memories 0
The writer of a letter to the editor remembers a different time.