There’s an old argument: control the language, and you control the argument. The GOP is very good at reshaping language to their needs. And they use that skill exclusively to swindle us. In another post (Democratic Moral Amnesia), I talked about how, when the GOP brands a liberal idea with scare words, Democrats promptly hand over their lunch money. My beef there was with...
America has been generous, arrogant, idealistic, and self-centered as a world leader. Have we done much good for the world? We had to stop trying to find out.
Jeff Sessions lied to Congress again today, at length and in obvious denial of known facts, common sense, or even his own earlier words under oath. Everyone there knew that’s what he was doing as he lied, and they accepted it. How can I say that? Easy. Everyone knew the questions they were going to ask Sessions. They’re easy to predict, most especially for AG...
For all my disgust about each new accusation against a public figure, and each new revelation about sexual harassment, abuse, and rape, I think we’re all hopefully wondering if that means we’re changing our attitudes. The news media are reporting women’s claims about sexual harassment and abuse, sometimes in their complete and horrifying detail. And we’re publicly accepting the claims; more people say ‘we believe...
There are a lot of pundits trying to explain the Virginia election using broad, sociological trends peppered with all the current political buzzwords. And I think most of them are empty, bloviating suits. This was a victory for common decency, but it wasn’t inevitable. It was a personal victory for Ralph Northam, and it was more fragile than we admit. Ralph Northam is Virginia’s new...
I’m a racist. I’m nervous saying this out loud, but yes, of course I’m a racist. It isn’t something I want, don’t get me wrong. Nobody wants to be a racist. But I am. I’d change that if I could, and I do change whenever I can, but I’ll never find all the racism in me. It’s not something I’ll realistically be able to do. And...
We need to think a little harder about Bowe Bergdahl. As much fun as it is to watch the President of the United States squall and thrash on the carpet in frustration that he can’t have people shot on command, all the silly childishness left many of us lost in the woods. I see a positive side, albeit painfully thin. At least we know that...
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