2022 archive
Potempkin Pillages 0
Der Spiegel offers a long and detailed analysis of what’s currently happening as regards the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I commend it to your attention.
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It” 0
Will Bunch is less than optimistic.
The Reboot 0
Aside:
If Alexa doesn’t do it soon, climate change will do it later.
What’s in a Word? 0
PoliticalProf would like to know.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
In a related piece at Psychology Today Blogs, Michael Austin exposes the fallacy underlying the quotation that forms the title of this series of posts. A snippet:
There is evidence that an armed society is not a polite society.
Follow the link for the evidence.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Maureen Downey explores the effects of the state of Georgia’s war on historical fact. Here’s a bit:
It’s not a coincidence that the misinformation campaign that Georgia schools taught critical race theory followed the election of Georgia’s first Black and Jewish American senators, and as Confederate monuments fell across the country.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner discharges his responsibility.
Yet another child is introduced to politeness.
And our society moves one more step to failure.
A Coup d’Court 0
Yes, I’m quite sure that’s not an understatement.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Though Trumpers constantly like to talk about Biden’s supposed cognitive decline, with such a limited intellect to start with, Trump’s decline is much harder to notice, since his intellect never raised to any great height. (Just ask his former professors, who have been quoted saying such things as “He was the dumbest SOB I ever taught.” Not a resounding academic endorsement.)
Recently, at a rally, Trump couldn’t remember the name of the candidate that he’d endorsed in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. He has endorsed J.D. Vance, but he said “We’ve endorsed JP…. or JD. We’ve endorsed J.D. Mandel and he’s doing great.” Josh (Not JP) Mandel is running in the primary AGAINST Trump’s endorsee. Trump created a new Frankenstein candidate, using parts of J.D. Vance and parts from Josh Mandel. Perfect really, since each one is only good for spare parts.