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Tragedy in the East II

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

No one would have anticipated the startling stubborn resistance the Ukrainians put up to defend their country, belaying any argument that they are historically Russian. Equally stunning is the incompetence of the Russian military.

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Mind Polemics Politics

Republican Angst

March 7, 2021August 17, 2021

So Republicans were catatonic at the thought of paying the middle and lower classes $24,000 during this time of financial calamity for so many. They’ve

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Mind Polemics

COVID Thoughts

May 15, 2021August 17, 2021

15% of Americans are certain they will not get vaccinated and 17% say that they probably will not.

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Human Experience Mind Polemics

New Logic in the Trump Era

January 23, 2021January 25, 2021

I’ve noticed two logical arguments that are repeatedly used by Trumpists, both flawed. To America’s discredit, they seem to be gaining more general use. In

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Human Experience Polemics

Not Tragic

January 7, 2021January 16, 2021

After the rape of Capitol Hill by a Trumpian mob, I wonder if this is the act of hubris that I have long instinctively expected.

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Polemics

Naive or Stupid

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021

Incredibly naive? Or profoundly stupid?

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Mind Polemics

Lobotomy

December 27, 2020January 1, 2021

How did People magazine displace Marat/Sade?

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Polemics

Trump and the Courts

November 17, 2020January 1, 2021

Trump’s voter fraud lawsuits have all failed. This underscores one fundamental fact about Trump. While his misinformation and lies can sway the gullible and the

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Human Experience Polemics

356,000 Dead. 12/16/2020.

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

The NYT is reporting that while the deaths attributable to corona virus is 303,963, the death rate has been higher than they would be in

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