Circular Reasoning in a Rogue State 0
Steve M. sees a pattern. Here’s a bit of his article:
Vaccine Nation 0
And that future is already our present.
Afterthought:
I was a young ‘un before measles vaccines. Measles were considered almost a rite of passage for children back then. I can tell you, measles is not a fun way to get out of going to school.
And now today’s Republican Party wants to bring that past into our present.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At The Charlotte Observer, Justin Perry notes that
Then Perry masterfully dissects the duplicitous thinking behind Vance’s remark.
His piece is worth the two or three minutes it will take to read.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via The Japan Times, Kaushik Basu hears a rhyme goosestepping through history.
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*Mark Twain.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, an oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” has exposed a portable phallus to a child.
The 7-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
We are a broken society.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Mary Trump discusses Donald Trump’s turning the United States Department of Justice into the Donald Trump Department of Retribution.
Navigating the New Year 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers offers some advice for 2026. Methinks she makes soem good points.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Ruben Navarrett Jr. unpacks the ten biggest lies about immigrants. Here’s one; follow the link for the others.
And the Winner Is . . . . 0
John Young offers his selection for the hypocrite of 2025.