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Just Call a Liar a Liar

Why have we stopped calling liars what they are?:  liars.   Why have we, especially the media, come to accept and use weasel-words such as "misinformation," "disinformation," and "alternate reality?" It's like calling a felony a "misdeed."  My English teachers --- at Palm Beach Elementary, Palm Beach High (now called Twin Lakes High, dang-it), and Oglethorpe University --- are probably hopping... Continue Reading

The Rules of Partisan Politics

Regarding the current Supreme Court mess... The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg — like Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights giant, who demanded that the United States live up to its ideals — has created the fourth time in the last six decades that liberals may turn over a seat to conservatives. Aware of this possibility, some legal scholars and writers... Continue Reading

Wisdom from Chief Acevedo

Wisdom trumps Wisdumb Please watch this video from Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo.  He is wise and straight-forward.  My only kick is that he isn’t tougher on Trump, although he really can’t be in his position.   But we’d be far better off with more like this guy in positions of authority. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/2/1949766/-Police-chief-to-Trump-If-you-don-t-have-something-constructive-to-say-keep-your-mouth-shut?detail=emaildkre. Let's be wise in these tough times. ... Continue Reading