May, 2022 archive
Theocracy, Reprise 0
Methinks Michael in Norfolk identifies the original sin.
A Moment of Venn 0
Genevieve Grabman looks at the dismal state of health care for expectant mothers in the United States. It’s not a pretty picture. Here’s how she starts her article (emphasis added):
The irony is that, in our political landscape, the overlap between those who would force women to have unwanted babies deny women control of their own bodies and those who would deny them more, better, and less expensive healthcare is–er–substantial.
Follow the link for the rest of Grabman’s article.
Theocracy 0
In the San Francisco Chronicle, Daniel Bogard and Tana Senn argue forcefully that overturning Roe v. Wade violates the First Amendment’s provision that
Here’s the nub of their argument; follow the link for context.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
The Graham cracker dodges the question.
Convictions of Convenience 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Adam Cohen looks at the issues gun control and abortion. He suggests that, as regards both issues, some persons reason backwards.
As the Twig Is Bent . . . 0
. . . and, boy, are these twigs bent.
And you know very well they didn’t get that way all on their ownsome.
Vaccine Nation 0
When I was a young ‘un, I had both types of measles (and chicken pox). The rubella wasn’t so bad, but the rubeola–oh, never mind.
Plus, one of the memories etched in my brain from when I was about three–when you don’t really have memories, they’re more like snapshots–is of my parents in bed with the mumps, an illness much more serious in adults than in children. It was the sickest I ever saw them.
I would not will those days to come back, but I seem to have become an unwilling member of a society of stupid in which facts and science and knowledge no longer matter.
We are a failing state.
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It” 0
Fundamental to the preservation of democracy is that citizens play by the rules.
I don’t think it’s a stretch of the imagination realize that one of our two major political parties has decided to stop doing so.
Republican Family Values 0
Visit the Youtube page to read about what inspired Mangy to pen this ditty.
Precedented 0
Writing at the Orlando Sentinel, Miles Zaremski argues that there is precedent for Justice (sic) Alito’s draft abortion decision. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Our Impending Idiocracy 0
David discusses a truly disturbing campaign ad and what it implies about the state of our can-you-still-call-it-a polity. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)