“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
And, this time, we are reminded that “unintentionally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
(Broken syntax refunded.)
Red Scare Redux 0
Robert Reich offers a theory as to why Donald Trump has gone all Red Scare:
Follow the link for his reasons.
American Stasi 0
Thom is not sanguine.
The Constitutional Scholars 0
I don’t think it’s a stretch to suggest that, when (or is it if?) Republicans read the United States Constitution, the part about “promote the general welfare” somehow just does not register.
For example (via C&L):
A parasite called Cyclospora has sickened over 1,000 people across 29 states, with Michigan getting hit the worst of all. The CDC would probably have caught this sooner — if it hadn’t stopped watching for it.
Republican Thought Police 0
The Trump maladministration seems intent on exercising the freedom of repress.
Geeking Out 0
Mageia v. 9 with the IceWM window manager. GKrellM is in the lower right; xclock, in the upper right. The wallpaper is from my collection.
I am starting to quite like IceWM.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy Fetlocks sings about Donald Trump’s attempt to bring back the MeCarthyism and the Red Scare.
Originalist Sin 0
Harvard law professor Noah Feldman argues that, even as they pretend to be “originalists,” the current majority on the Supreme Supremacist Court abandons “originalism” whenever it suits their purpose.
I commend his article to your attention.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Mark Gongloff hears a rhyme that sounds like
- I’ve heard of the Dust Bowl. You have too.
Now get ready for Dust Bowl v. 2.
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*Mark Twain.
The Crypto Con Artists 0
Farron marvels at the art of the double-deal.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
As we know, a polite society is a cleaning society.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A ghostwriter? At the Psychology Today website, Jim Taylor argues that “(p)eople shouldn’t take ownership of content they did not write.”