Our Living Contradiction
November 21, 2021
politics
The November 14, 2021 issue of the New York Times Magazine contains an article by Jake Silverstein entitled A Nation of Argument. (If you follow the
The Georgia Voter Suppression Law
April 6, 2021
politics
When I first read about Georgia’s new voting law, it sounded as if some parts of it were okay. For example, Republicans say that Sunday voting is
COVID-19 vaccines and older so-called conservatives
March 24, 2021
politics
I can’t understand how older people can refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Younger people have not lived through the amazing vaccines
I left a comment on PoliticsNC
March 5, 2021
politics & friends
I commented on a guest article on PoliticsNC: Tom, your buddy Rick Henderson is indeed a Libertarian. Libertarians are those people who talk freedom
We need another Sputnik
March 3, 2021
politics
Quotes from Politics & Ideas: How to Step Up the Tech Fight Against China - WSJ 2021-03-03. I found the article through my public library
Inside a Battle Over Race, Class and Power at Smith College
February 27, 2021
politics
What I gather from this NY Times article: Oumou Kanoute, a Black student at Smith College, was eating lunch in a dorm lounge when a janitor and a
President Trump wasn’t that bad
February 17, 2021
politics
I received this from my Canadian Cousin, Harry, who got it from his “friend Marty Cutler in Toronto (who gets more letters published in the Globe
Rescripting Facts
February 9, 2021
politics & psychology
This article finally gave me a word to describe why it’s so hard, at least for me, to argue about politics with smart people who I disagree with:
Letter to a friend living in a different world
February 9, 2021
politics
A friend sent me this note and attached video: I listened to the whole thing. Humphrey exclaims, “Biden says, ‘Every American gets the vaccine’”!!
Janet Yellen
January 21, 2021
politics & music
WHO’S YELLEN NOW? You can read more about this here
Pauline Harmange
January 10, 2021
politics & from-the-back
I learned about her from the NY Times. She has made waves because of her book Moi les hommes, je les déteste. Pauline Harmange also has a blog.
For conservatives, a time for choosing
January 4, 2021
politics & racism
Excerpts, with my emphasis from this source Sedition n. incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority. Yesterday, the
How I accidentally voted for a Republican and spoiled my Absentee ballot
November 1, 2020
politics
I got my Orange County, NC, absentee ballot in the mail and diligently filled all the little ovals. Then I asked my wife to witness by signing the
Barry Saunders
February 23, 2020
politics
I went to Denise Allen’s exhibit this afternoon at the Carrboro Century Center, where Ms Allen gave a wonderful talk about her life and work. In the
The End of Identity Liberalism
June 5, 2017
identity & politics
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Clinton’s misplaced criticism of the DNC as a cause of her defeat
June 1, 2017
politics
Source Of all the reasons Hillary Clinton thinks she lost the 2016 election to President Trump, the least among them was the state of the Democratic
Political Strategy Notes — The Democratic Strategist
May 29, 2017
politics
Source As we commemorate Memorial Day, Samantha Layne’s “9 Ways Republicans Could Have Helped Veterans…But Decided Not To” at reverbpress.com
Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ Probe: Tell Me How This Ends
October 3, 2016
brazil & politics
Source During their first year in the spotlight, the young federal prosecutors leading the “Operation Car Wash” corruption probe seemed to handle
Caso Lava Jato
October 3, 2016
brazil & politics
Source A Lava Jato e a importância da cooperação internacional para o combate ao crime foram temas de destaque em pronunciamentos de membros do
Inside a Democratic Campaign—Last-Minute Expenditures
October 2, 2016
politics & democrats
Source Getting Out the Vote Campaigns Candidates often turn to last minute expenditures in get out the vote efforts as a way to make effective use
Anti government blindness
August 7, 2013
friends & politics
My sister’s best friend in Oregon likes to send out anti-government email. She used to put the addresses in the to field until I started using reply
Another Silent Sam Letter
July 25, 2013
politics & history
Published June 22nd Here’s the column: By Sven Sonnenberg It’s 1913, in the middle of the night, and a group of UNC workers have just brought a
global warming denial
July 8, 2013
politics & friends
Ed Jackem gave me a paper by John R Christy, PhD, Univ of Alabama, Huntsville. The paper was apparently prepared for some Senate committee. It can