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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And a polite society is a clean society.
“He Can’t Handle the Truth” 0
Laurie Roberts takes a look at one Arizona’s congresscritter’s call to shoot the messenger.
Unmasking (and) the Common Good 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire considers Alabama’s reluctance to order/request/ask persons to wear masks in the face of the current pandemic. In doing so, he explains the concept of the common good in simple terms:
Follow the link for the rest of his piece, in which he tries to figure out why many no longer seem to care about the common good in these viral times.
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Doubling Down 0
Scott Lemieux decodes de code.
“If This Be Treason . . . .” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Travis Langley cites John Avion, who suggests that Donald Trump’s willingness to accuse others, such as President Obama, Andrew McCabe, and even the entire Democratic Party, of treason may result from Trump’s confusing loyalty to himself with loyalty to the country.
Langley goes on to wonder whether this may instead be a case of projection. A snippet:
It’s an interesting read, and his conclusions may surprise you.