Author's archive
Prior Restraint 0
The University of Florida’s attempt to keep professors from giving testimony that might anger Florida’s governor does not end well for Florida Man the institution of higher so-called learning in federal district court.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Steven Stosny writes of living with resentful persons. He focuses on individuals in their day-to-day environments at work and home, yet I think much of what he says can be expanded to our political discourse.
I suggest that certain public figures foment misdirected or even baseless resentment to further their fortunes.
I offer one snippet in support of my position and commend the entire piece to your attention.
Still Rising Again after All These Years,
Gutting Out the Vote Dept.
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Sam and his crew highlight the hypocrisy.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
You’ll get a close-up view of the moon.
All the News that Fits 0
Robert Cramer, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, offers a primer on identifying and avoiding being taken in by–er–bovine patties.
Role Models 0
F. T. Rea suggests that comparing Donald Trump to Twentieth Century fascists may be the most accurate analogy. Rather, he suggests that Trump’s behavior is more like a more home-grown American phenomenon–the urban political boss (think Boss Tweed). Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the complete article.
I think he makes some good points as regards understanding Donald Trump’s own impulses; he is the poster boy for Me! Me! Me!. But autocracy is autocracy, and autocracy is their end.
“The Absurd Interpretation” 0
David talks with Elizabeth Coppock, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Boston University, about texts and context.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 2
If you desire to take exception to rules of the hostelry which hosts your overnight stay, do so with politeness.
We are a failed society.
It’s All about the Benjamins 0
At AL.com, John Archibald explores the toxic effects and racist origins of policing for profit. A snippet:
It is still happening in places like Marion County, where a number of people — including U.S. Army veteran Charles Anderson — were jailed last year for their inability to pay old court fines. In Castleberry in southern Alabama, media scrutiny of a revenue-driven speed trap a few years ago led, at least temporarily, to the dissolution of the police department.
