Missing the point about “civility”
The calls for “civility” in our political discourse are missing the point. First off, what is being decried is not...
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Sarah Palin, blood libel, and the Inigo Montoya pr...
I have been planning on writing on this subject for a while, and the statement issued by Sarah Palin regarding the tempest swirling...
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One of the greats of music, Aretha Franklin, may h...
According to several sources, Aretha Franklin has pancreatic cancer. Her music has added a lot of happiness to the world, it is sad if...
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Of politicians and television shows
I see that the recent episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” stirred up a bit of controversy, along the lines of what I wondered...
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Will the episode of “Sarah Palin’s Ala...
Although I think far too many electrons have been sacrificed in discussing the phenomenon known as Sarah Palin, a situation is coming...
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John Gavin, a key leader of the lunar module progr...
Although it appears he had a full, long life, it is still sad when one of the people who helped us land on the moon passes. John G....
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No wonder the economy is a mess
When innumeracy like this is displayed by a writer for The New York Times (please note, emphasis added for later discussion): These...
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Google polling place locator may have sent incorre...
Oops: Gizmodo: Google Tool May Have Wrong Polling Place Locations for Hundreds of Thousands of Voters The takeaway: Pundits may bemoan...
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A terrible irony, and a sign of the state of journ...
I was looking for new stories covering the death of Dan Schorr, a well-respected journalist. On the MSNBC.com web site, the story on...
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