A Notion of Immigrants 0
Texas A&M professor Andrew Dessler dissects the misdirection play.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
David decodes de code. (Warning: Short promo at the six-minute mark.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another case of self-politeness.
There is one recurring common denominator in all these events.
The presence of a gun.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Writing at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Andrew Sillen tells of hearing a most disturbing rhyme echoing from time spent teaching in apartheid South Africa. A nugget:
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*Mark Twain.
Devolution 0
The Founders did not write
. . . a government of the president, by the president, and for the president.
but that appears to be what we now have inflicted on ourselves.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Farron runs the numbers.
Running Ruining the Government like a Business
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My old Philly DL friend Noz points out that Trump’s tariffs may not be by any means the most harmful thing he does to the economy. Here’s how he opens his post:
The whole article is worthy of a look.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy envisions Trump’s replacement for the Department of Education.
The Privatization Scam 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Ann Arsenault Shultz debunks de bunk.
“I’ve Never Done Anything Awful” 0
Elon Musk has hurt fee-fees. Sam, Emma, and the crew discuss the awfulness of it all.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another child . . . .
“The mother immediately noticed the child had been hit by the round and jumped over the seat and grabbed the child and ran into the hospital with the child,” he added, per NBC News.
The outlet stated that it was a .22 caliber rifle that had gone off, citing police.
The story is unclear as to how exactly the girl got shot, but some of the other items in the report indicate that one of those oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” left the gun somewhere in the car where the child was able to access it. Follow the link and decide for yourself.
We are a society of stupid.