Jun 6Member-onlySelective IgnoranceA convenient but really dumb strategy — Facts still matter, even if too many still insist otherwise. There’s something to be said about common sense, too. For instance, and just saying: when more than 95% of legitimate, experienced, highly-educated, well-trained experts on any subject warn about something to which they’ve devoted their careers, it’s actually a good…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
May 25Member-onlyPay Attention!A simple request to Trumpers — If there’s one aspect of America’s ever-deepening political and cultural divide which I doubt I’ll ever fully understand, it is this: do Donald Trump’s supporters ever give legitimate consideration to the What Happen Then? …Politics10 min readPolitics10 min read
May 17Member-onlyRationalizing TrumpThe art of sucking-up — After the display of the predictably despicable behavior (in combination with a basketful of lies) Donald Trump served up at the CNN Town Hall last week, the network then extended an invitation to some of their contributors — both liberal and conservative — to offer up their assessments about Trump’s…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
May 7Member-onlyMaking Things WorseThe official GOP strategy — I was not aware that the primary, if not sole, objective of legislative efforts by a certain faction of elected right-wing officials was a punitive one. Who knew? Perhaps it’s just me, but assuming our individual and collective future still matters to at least half the population (there’s admittedly some…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
May 2Member-onlyDelusions, Nonsense, LiesNo upside when that’s the entire show — I do not often turn to The National Review to reinforce my political, social, and cultural views. Notwithstanding, the conservative publication does produce a fair amount of well-reasoned observations about the state of America’s political conflict. …Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Apr 25Member-onlyEncouraging IgnoranceAnother GOP strategy with a downside Rewarding stupidity and promoting ignorance by denying supporters important information and lessons about America’s rich, complex, and occasionally unpleasant past is at best unwise. Unfortunately, here in America too many right-wing extremists haven’t quite figured that out. …Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Apr 9Member-onlyA Plea Or TwoA peaceful future comes down to this I ask this in all seriousness: Trump supporters, are you thinking at all about just who and what Donald Trump is; what kind of people have undertaken the same actions and offered the same comments as he has done so routinely for all…11 min read11 min read
Mar 28Member-onlyWe Have QuestionsRight-wing supporters should, too To understand the modern Republican Party, you must understand the intense sense of fear and grievance that drives so many of its voters, which has in turn given rise to a profound desire for retribution and revenge, for inflicting harm on Democrats, progressives, and other perceived…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published inPolitically Speaking·Mar 20Member-onlyExtremist NonsenseReady! Fire! Aim? … Nope! — Ongoing idiocy on the part of extremist, integrity-free Republican Party officials (and their media lackeys/co-conspirators) in promotion of their authoritarian ambitions does not thrive in a vacuum. They are ably abetted and encouraged by a fanatical right-wing faction of voters hell-bent on making their case that America was founded as…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published inPolitically Speaking·Mar 14Member-onlyPartisanship Has Its DrawbacksThe details (and results) matter — Human nature is what it is. We’re all inclined to seek out information and assurances which help anchor and solidify our own sense of self. Who among us wants to spend our days repeatedly doubting everything we do, think, say, and believe? …Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
