May, 2022 archive
A Moment of Venn, Reprise 0
Have you noticed the overlap between persons who fret about “government overreach” and the “Deep State” and those who would deny the existence of a “right to privacy” because that phrase does not specifically appear in the U. S. Constitution?
The Rule of Flaw 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., suggests that Justice (sic) Clarence Thomas believes in (I’m paraphrasing here) “rules for thee but not for me.”
The Fear Factor(ies), Reprise 0
(Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Draw Show your politeness to those in the next lane of the highway on which you conduct your motorized conveyance.
The Fear Factor(ies) 0
At AL.com, John Archibald reflects of the fear-mongering tactics of (mostly Republican) candidates in Alabama. I think what he says, though, applies in many election campaigns in many states.
Here’s a bit (emphasis added); follow the link for the complete article.
And hey, I’m afraid, too. I’m afraid of the fear mongering, of those who seek power by dividing people into us and them, who lead mobs with rhetorical – usually – torches. . . .
But it’s not just the ads. The problem is that politics and cultural bluster have become way more important than genuine solutions to real problems.
Twits on Twitter 0
He was a mere twit. Now he’s a no account twit.
Originalist Sin 0
Methinks that the writer of a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun has a point.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
The Associated Press skewers the half-truths and pretzel logic of a recent film that claims to verify voluminous voter fraud.
The short version: the pile of photographic propaganda proves primarily that propagandists prevaricate.
Follow the link for facts.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And yet another child is sacrificed on the NRA’s altar of lead.