Reading time – 3:29 . . . I don’t get “pro-life.” Republicans overwhelmingly call themselves pro-life, perhaps to make anyone disagreeing with them get labeled “pro-death.” Good sloganeering, but . . . They are overwhelmingly anti-abortion. Okay, if a fetus is considered a person, that’s understandable. But the anti-abortion thing – we’ve always had abortions…. [read more]
Shame
“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the battleground states from casting ‘unlawful and constitutionally tainted votes’ in the Electoral College. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, experts say.“ The Texas Tribune, December 8, 2020 “The states supporting the suit, all of which have Republican attorneys general,… [read more]
The Chinese Century via Bioweapon
Reading time – 4:10 . . . I’ve written many times about the likelihood of this becoming the Chinese century and the many things we’re doing (or not doing) to make that a reality. We pay a huge price for our shortsightedness and small thinking. We’ve been complacent since our 1950s dominance of the world… [read more]
Food Insecure
Reading time – 2:37; Viewing time – 3:30 . . . I’ve been a dad for a long time and for some time my children have been adults for years with children of their own. I’ve been so very fortunate to never have had serious worries about providing for my family. But I’m embarrassed to… [read more]
Oh, Kevin
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd annually gives her Thanksgiving column space over to her brother Kevin, whom she calls a conservative. I’ve read several of his offerings and have come away with the sense that Kevin is not a conservative; he’s a Trumpy, which is distinctly not conservative. And in this year’s essay he… [read more]
Forehead Slapping
Reading time – 3:14 . . . We’ve known the basics of this since at least February 2020. Now the Institute for New Economic Thinking has published a clear, well researched and most accessible paper (this is required reading) giving us the roadmap out of our pandemic and economic quagmires: To Save the Economy, Save… [read more]
The Gloves Are Off
Reading time – 3:55 . . . Heroes As of this post we have lost – as in: they died – over 2,000 of our frontline healthcare workers – nurses, doctors, techs, EMTs, sanitation staff – all the people who make it so that we can get healthcare when we need it. They work hellishly… [read more]
Thanks
The original announcement for this post went out without a link. It should work this time. Please watched this video It’s just right for today And Peggy Noonan’s essay Blessings In a Hard Year is required reading. You’ll see why. Many thanks to AH for the pointer.
National Security
Reading time – 4:49 . . . If you’ve watched the news you’ve heard the worries expressed by knowledgeable people that Trump’s refusal to allow Biden’s people access to information during the transition was putting our nation at risk. The most persuasive warning I’ve seen is from Susan Rice, who has been on both the… [read more]
Potporri – v 13.0
Reading time – 5:44 . . . Culture Wars I vacillate. I go to boiling anger over what Republicans are doing, like voter suppression, stoking of hatred, flagrantly lying and supplicating themselves in spineless obeisance to the immoralities and anti-democracy molestation done by Donald Trump. In contrast, in my more enlightened moments I look for… [read more]
