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Mandate Madness
My grandparents and parents experienced two great wars, an economic depression, and several tragic global pandemics. No wonder, they treated their children like children. Something about enduring calamitous ordeals, toughens the strong or destroys the weak. My parents were among … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Media, Politics, The Constitution
Tagged Dysfunctional Government, lock downs, mandates, mask mandate, Media Bias, Politics, vaccination passports
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A Harsh Assessment
This website allows me to express my opinions about any number of subjects. Here, I have freedom of expression without much fear of censorship. Fortunately, in that regard, those who read my articles do so of their own free will. … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged Election 2020, Media Bias, Politics, President
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The Hubris of Fact-Checking
Among my morning news stories, I found a thorough fact-checking of a fact-checking. In truth, neither was all that factual. The issue related to the surveillance video of election workers in Fulton County, Georgia. One side argues the video is … Continue reading
Thoughts on the 2020 Election
In every election, especially presidential elections, the nation experiences a complex jolt of emotions. We are not of one mind regarding the outcome, obviously. There have been elections in my lifetime where the results were so one-sided and determinant that … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged 2020 President Election, Donald Trump, Election, Elections, Freedom of the Press, Joe Biden, Media Bias, President
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How Do We Decide About Schools?
Should we open our schools this fall? That is the question thousands of school boards and fifty state governments face as we struggle to return to normalcy. The question begs different answers in different communities and in each state. I … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human Behavior, Media, Politics
Tagged CDC, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dysfunctional Government, Education, epidemic, Media Bias, pandemic, viruses
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Up is Down and Down is up: Opinions, Facts, and Truths
Two scientists walked into a bar. The bartender looked at them and asked, “What’s up?” One of the scientists pointed out the front door while the other one pointed at the ceiling. The bartender being a curious fellow wondered which … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged Democrat Party, Freedom of the Press, Gallup, Media Bias, Republican Party, Truth
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AAAS and the Uncertainty of Science
The morning email onslaught delivered the usual assortment of junk along with some gems. Among the latter was a climate science fundraising letter from Rush D. Holt, PhD and CEO of The American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Media, Politics
Tagged AAAS, Alarmism, Climate Change, Climate Science, Education, global warming, Media Bias, Rush Holt
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Ending Violence in Schools
This one hit closer to home. Our daughter teaches in a public high school in the same school district, not far from Parkland, Florida. The shooter once attended her school, but she didn’t know of him. Tragically, she knew and … Continue reading
The Ends Don’t Justify the Means.
It’s a simple idea and it’s been with me all my life. I’m not sure when I first heard it. It was before I understood its profound meaning. My parents and grandparents repeated it often to me and my sisters … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged ends don't justify means, Inauguration, Milo Yiannopoulos, Protests, riots, women's march
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