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The Drones! The Drones!

First let’s finish the second Robert Reich item we began yesterday. Then the drones. Robert Reich, 13 Dec 2024: America’s four stories (Part 2)

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Fear, Outrage, and Paranoia

I’ve been curious, but have never been sufficiently tempted, to watch or listen to right-wing media for any period of time. These two pieces confirm my impression that most of its content is about fear and outrage. Fear of a … Continue reading

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American Narratives

Infrastructure note; Robert Reich on America’s four stories; Heather Cox Richardson on how Trump has no apparent plan for governance. Infrastructure note. I’ve installed an initial set of theme pages under the “NF Reviews” menu item above, which appear as … Continue reading

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Politics, Social Issues, History

Borowitz, Andy. 2022. Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber. Avid Reader Press. ** 1/2 Comedian and political observer Borowitz wonder why conservatives prefer dimwit candidates, and goes over the record of the past 40 some years. … Continue reading

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Economics vs. Intuition and Common Sense

I missed posting yesterday because there was a Locus Foundation meeting (via Zoom) that began at 3pm my time and ran until 5:30pm, right through my blogging hour. At 5:30 it was time to get ready for dinner with my … Continue reading

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Advance Warnings

Tsunami Alert! Robert Reich on Donald Trump’s cabinet of sycophants and charlatans; Threats against those who defy the “Gospel of Trump”; Heather Cox Richardson look back on the history of business vs the government; How the right perceives the murder … Continue reading

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Politics as Aspects of Human Nature

An early post on this blog quoted Robert Reich about how most progressives live in cities and on the coasts, and most regressives live in rural areas far removed from ports and cities. It’s a widely noted pattern. “Our problem … Continue reading

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Political Retributions, and Values

Three and a half years after my heart and kidney transplants, I’m doing fine; About Biden’s pardon of his son, and the impending takeover of the FBI to pursue retribution; Robert Reich understands why he did it; Yet another essay … Continue reading

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Perspectives on the World

How Republicans are suddenly optimistic about the economy; David Brooks on how Trumpism reflects shifts in America’s basic morality; How Americans believe things about the rival party, especially Democrats, that simply aren’t true; Robert Reich’s personal sources of truth; And … Continue reading

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A Couple Interesting Things About Reality

After which, items about toxic masculinity and Trump, Elon Musk stifling news, and others. Let’s begin by noting a couple interesting things about reality, one from a hundred years ago, one new. AlterNet, via The Conversation, 22 Nov 2024: It’s … Continue reading

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