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6 hours ago

Anti-Vax Nonsense: A Pandemic of Fallacious Arguments

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. The latest issue of The Week contains a synopsis of an article that originally appeared in The Washington Post. The article’s provocative…

Vaccines

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Anti-Vax Nonsense: A Pandemic of Fallacious Arguments
Anti-Vax Nonsense: A Pandemic of Fallacious Arguments

1 day ago

The Crisis Prone Society

Lurching from One Mega-Crisis to the Next I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. The August 12th broadcast of The PBS NewsHour featured the regular political commentary of David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart. While their insights…

Crisis

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The Crisis Prone Society
The Crisis Prone Society

2 days ago

Lawlessness of the G.O.P.

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. Once again, another highly disturbing article in The New Yorker that shows how far Republican State Legislators are prepared to go in…

Politics

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Lawlessness of the G.O.P.
Lawlessness of the G.O.P.

5 days ago

Should Classroom Teachers Carry Guns?

A Deadly Dialectic I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. The Sunday July 31, 2022 edition of The New York Times carried but yet another provocative article with the highly disturbing title…

Education

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Should Classroom Teachers Carry Guns?
Should Classroom Teachers Carry Guns?

6 days ago

Mixed Signals: What Is and Is Not Forgivable

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. The fact that both rural communities and cities in Kansas voted to uphold a woman’s rights to have an Abortion is highly…

Politics

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Mixed Signals: What Is and Is Not Forgivable
Mixed Signals: What Is and Is Not Forgivable

Aug 10

Extremism and the Threat to Democracy

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. Whether they’re on the Left or Right, extremist groups share a number of disturbing characteristics. First and primary, they are governed by…

Democracy

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Extremism and the Threat to Democracy
Extremism and the Threat to Democracy

Aug 9

The Deplorable State of Conservative Thought

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. While there are any one of a number of issues that one could pick to illustrate the deplorable state of Conservative Thought…

Politics

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The Deplorable State of Conservative Thought
The Deplorable State of Conservative Thought

Aug 8

Facebook is the Height of Social Irresponsibility

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. The fact that the Uvalde shooter could post on Facebook the shooting of his grandmother and then declare his intent to kill…

Facebook

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Facebook is the Height of Social Irresponsibility
Facebook is the Height of Social Irresponsibility

Aug 5

Abortion Battles Getting Worse in Every Which Way

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. Three recent articles in The New York Times spell out in excruciating detail the scope of the Abortions Battles in which we’re…

Politics

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Abortion Battles Getting Worse in Every Which Way
Abortion Battles Getting Worse in Every Which Way

Aug 4

Regulating Tech is Only Half the Job

I’m publishing this series of articles to share and discuss my ruminations on coping with a troubled and messy world. Please “follow” me to never miss an article. If ever an organization needed to be regulated, it’s Facebook. Recent articles in both The New York Times and The Wall Street…

Technology

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Regulating Tech is Only Half the Job
Regulating Tech is Only Half the Job
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